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Hotel passes one test... ... opponents appeal to top court

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Hotel Bridgton cleared another hurdle last week when Maine Superior Court Justice Thomas R. McKeon affirmed the town’s Appeals Board and Planning Board decisions to approve the construction at the former dowel mill site bordering Bacon and Kennard Streets.

Although petitioners (the Neighbors) had 21 days to file an appeal, they shortly thereafter filed, sending the case to Maine Supreme Court.

“Time will tell,” developer Justin McIver of Main Eco Homes responded

Tuesday regarding the appeal. “We have felt strongly that this is a good project.

We were also pleased to see that the judge required no oral arguments and made a quick decision.”

In August 2020, Justice McKeon granted the petitioners’ motion to “alter or amend the judgment.” Specifically, the judge asked planners to determine whether any work in the Stream Protection Zone is “filling” as described in the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. All other aspects of the Hotel Bridgton project approved by planners “remained in place.”

Justice McKeon noted that the court previously found that the statute “unambiguously bars ‘filling’ in the Stream Protection District” and the ordinance does not contain a definition of “filling.”

In November 2020, planners defined “filling” as “something used to fill a cavity, container or depression” and found this definition of filling “was in harmony with the ordinances as a whole.”

Planners found that the project involved a “re-contoured” slope using existing soils and imported materials. There was no depression that would be filled by the HOTEL, Page 4A

Solar farms look to root here

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Bridgton is becoming a target for solar farm development.

One solar array at a former apple orchard on Chadbourne Hill Road has already been approved, while a second independent project was proposed Tuesday night.

A third proposal, off North High Street, has drawn concerns from some neighbors regarding noise from inverters and safety.

How many is too many was a question raised by Selectwoman Carmen Lone at last week’s board meeting?

Right now, the only guideline is whether a solar farm is

allowed in certain “districts” defined in the Bridgton Land Use Ordinance.

The latest proposal came Tuesday night when planners heard an initial presentation by Civil Engineer David Albrecht and Project Developer Ryan Bailey, representing Chadbourne Hill Solar 1. This plan calls for

two arrays on property owned

by Thomas Saliba.

Planners asked that stakes be placed to indicate the position of the arrays, and a public site walk will be held on Sunday, May 16 at 4:45 p.m. Since the board had not received public interest on the matter, no public hearing was SOLAR, Page 2A

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Due to the size of the project and “of great interest” to neighbors, the Bridgton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed Woodlands Senior Living project

on North High Street on Monday, May 24 at 5 p.m.

To get a better feel for where the 26,000 squarefoot, one-story facility will be situated, planners will hold a site walk on Sunday, May 16 at 3 p.m. Site walks are open to the public. Two

curb cuts currently exist that will allow attendees to pull off the road and park vehicles in the field area.

Civil Engineer Elliot Thayer gave a brief overview of the Senior Memory Care facility, which will include 48 beds and space

for outpatient services.

Thayer noted that the site includes two parcels (Lots 80A-80), totaling 19.6 acres, which will be reconfigured.

Other notable characteristics: • The facility will be connected to the municipal water system, but will use an onsite septic system (located to the left of the entry driveway) which will consist of two systems.

Thayer noted that the leach field is about 250 feet from a neighbor’s dug well (the minimum is 200 feet). “The

NOSE TO NOSE — Alan Greene of Sebago and Ripley, who was born on April 13, rub noses at Phillip View Farm. The Greenes raise roughly 50 Highland cattle and sell beef at the farm store, which is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or by appointment during the week.

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Senior Memory Care Center project unveiled soils are all good for septic and the building,” he added.

• Lighting will be fully shielded, and additional tree buffer will be included between the facility and an abutting residence.

• Parking in front of the building will accommodate 20 visitors/guests, while another lot to the west of the facility will include spaces for 22 staff and outpatient services. “There will be enough parking for employees and complete overlap of shifts,” Thayer said.

A traffic study showed

no issues, and a DOT permit to create an access from the facility and North High Street (a state road) has been secured.

• In regards to stormwater, Thayer spoke about a three filter “under drain” approach to be used (a DEP stormwater permit is being sought), which will also help mitigate current water flow from the property to a neighbor’s land.

• 1,000-gallon propane tanks will be buried on site, although Thayer plans to SENIOR, Page 2A

Toby Hartford’s virus fight:

‘It’s no joke’

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Toby Hartford of Casco admits he too thought public officials were overblowing the whole COVID-19 crisis.

Now, he knows better.

The 46-year-old tested positive for COVID-19, and nearly six weeks later, he continues to struggle with respiratory and heart problems.

“I hope none of you go through what I went through and continue to go through,” Toby says. “There’s more to the story than just the 97% survival rate to COVID-19.

Some people, like myself, survive but are dealing with major issues. Get vaccinated.

It’s no joke.”

Toby started to feel run down and “under the weather” on Monday, March 22. By Wednesday, he didn’t leave his couch. On Thursday, March 25, he tested positive for COVID-19. Toby has no idea how he contracted the virus.

“For the next week and a half, I had pretty much every symptom of COVID, but felt like each day, I would get better while only traveling from my bed, to the couch where I couldn’t even sit up and had to lay down, to the bathroom and then back to bed around 5 p.m. every night,” he recalled.

“During this week and a half, I lost 20 pounds because I could barely eat. I was never hungry, just always fatigued.”

On Monday, April 5, Toby realized “something was really wrong.”

“I was trying to do work stuff and I couldn’t understand it. I was disoriented

and my wife Toni said I wasn’t making any sense talking. She took me to the ER.” Toby’s oxygen level was at 80%.

Normal oxygen levels run 98 to 99%.

“My lungs were covered with COVID,” he said.

Toby was admitted to the hospital that day. They started him on 3 liters of oxygen, but by Wednesday, medical staff had pushed oxygen up to 6 liters.

“They couldn’t go any higher as they were not equipped, so that Wednesday night at 10 p.m., I was transported to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

When I got there, they asked about my will, if I wanted to resuscitated, and if I wanted a priest to read me my Last Rites. This was scary,” Toby said. “Lewiston had me on their high flow oxygen system and a respirator nearby.”

Finally, on Saturday, oxygen was decreased and Toby was taken off a steroid to clear up the COVID covering his lungs. By Sunday, April 11, Toby was off oxygen and sent home.

“It was way too soon, but they had six other COVID patients waiting for beds. I went home and struggled for three days trying to breathe, coughing and winded when walking,” he said.

On Thursday, April 15, Toby woke up and had a severe pain in his right lung.

“I couldn’t breathe and felt like I was drowning,” he said.

Toby returned to the ER and found that he had a collapsed lung.

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‘I couldn’t breathe and felt like I was drowning’

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Ward hired as Casco’s next town manager

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Casco has found its next town manager.

On Tuesday, the Casco Board of Selectmen signed the three-year employment contract to hire Tony Ward.

Right now, Ward is the manager and road commissioner for the Town of Sabattus.

Ward was not at Tuesday night’s meeting.

“Tony couldn’t be with us this evening,” Casco Interim Town Manager Don Gerrish said. “He said he is looking forward to being your town manager. He is looking forward to coming to Casco.”

Ward is scheduled to begin the job as Casco town manager on June 14. His salary will start at $100,000.

According to a press release generated from the Casco town hall, “Ward resides in Gray and is currently the Town Manager/ Road Commissioner of Sabattus, Maine and previously worked as Chief of

Police for Sabattus and for the City of Portland, Maine Police Department. He has a Masters of Public Policy and Management, Policy and Financial Management from the University of Southern Maine, Portland Maine and Bachelor of Science in Applied Technical Leadership from MANAGER, Page 3A

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Memory Care facility unveiled (Continued from Page 1A) “They had to put a chest tube in, which I found to be one of the most painful things I’ve ever had done,” he said. “After the chest tube was in, I waited in a little ER room with a little bed for 13 hours before they could transport me back to Lewiston. While in Lewiston, I couldn’t leave me bed for three days. Also, because I was positive for COVID, my nurses both times I was in would only check on me every four to five hours. I wasn’t allowed any visitors at either hospital. I was in the ICU.” On Saturday, April 17, the chest tube was removed.

Toby was finally off oxygen. He was sent home Sunday, April 17 — this time with oxygen.

“I felt pretty good the first week, but by Saturday, April 24, both lungs were hurting when breathing, and I was really getting winded doing anything,” he said.

On Monday, April 26, Toby saw his doctor to have stitches removed from the chest tube. She noticed how winded Toby was. She had Toby go back to hospital for chest X-ray.

“When I got home, she called me back and said that it looks like I have a severe infection in my lungs and to go back to ER to be looked at more. Ended up the COVID was still covering my lungs,” he said. “I am now back on steroids to clear it up. I am also back on using oxygen because my cough is back, my pulse rate was hitting 150 just walking, and my lungs hurt to breathe deep. I am probably going to be dealing with this for months, maybe even years. Keep in mind, I’m only 46 years old and pretty healthy. I’m lucky that I’m pretty healthy. I don’t smoke and I am in decent shape or this probably would have ended differently for me. I’m thankful I can see and talk to my wife, kids, family and work colleagues. Thankfully once they got me on oxygen, my appetite came back and I gained back the 30 pounds I didn’t need, LOL.” Toby appreciates the doctors and nurses who have helped him through this tough medical journey.

“They care so much and they have been fighting all year to help people,” he said. “I never really thought about it before it happened to me.”

Toby will be seeing specialists in trying to figure out why his lungs remain infected with the virus. He had a scan Monday because doctors worried about blood clots in his lungs. Luckily, no clots. The bad news, COVID presence in the lungs and the right side of Toby’s heart is larger than normal. He was scheduled to see a pulmonary specialist yesterday.

He feels fortunate that members of his immediate family avoided contracting COVID-19.

“My wife works at a nursing home, so she got the vaccine a few weeks before. She was with me the entire time and tested negative three times. My stepson also tested negative two times,” he said. “I’m ready to be better.”

His simple message to others — get vaccinated.

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NORWAY — The vaccination clinic located on the Stephens Memorial Hospital Campus in the Ripley Medical Office Building at 193 Main Street in Norway is now offering walk-in vaccine appointments Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Maine residents 18 and older.

Those arriving for a walk-in appointment should be at least 18 years of age and must provide proof of Maine residency. Those seeking a vaccination should bring a photo ID and, though there are no out-of-pocket costs for getting the vaccine, people should bring their insurance information. Health insurance is not required, WALK INS, Page 4A

CONCEPTUAL VIEW of the front entry area of the proposed Woodlands Senior Living Center on North High Street. Planners will hold both a site walk and public hearing on the project. business: Neptune’s Native Grown, a medical marijuana caregiver storefront, was tentatively approved for operation at 224 Portland Road (in the former Village Donut space located adjacent to Mack’s Place).

Owner Jim Neptune told planners product will be grown (Minot) and packaged off site. The store hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

on Friday and Saturday.

“When a person enters, they have to show an ID and have a medical card so we can be sure they are in the system. We sell only to medical marijuana patients,” Neptune said.

Neptune reviewed the operation’s security system with Bridgton Police and discussed additional interior exit signage and a need for a Knox box with the Fire Chief. As part of the approv-

al (which will be confirmed at the next board meeting), Neptune was asked to present a map showing that the storefront meets the restriction of a marijuana storefront from being 1,000 feet from certain facilities, such as schools, licensed daycare, substance treatment centers, athletic fields and safe zones. Another condition is that signage meets both town and state ordinances and regulation.

(Continued from Page 1A) called (although, the board could call for one if needed, Chairwoman Deb Brusini noted).

Albrecht gave a brief presentation outlining the plan: • The site is about 20 acres (two parcels), and includes wetland and Roger’s Stream (to the west).

• The solar arrays would be accessed from an existing gravel driveway to the site, but would be expanded to 20-feet wide to enable adequate travel by emergency vehicles.

• Albrecht noted that a road, from one array to the other, would cross a portion of wetland (164 feet). Placing it at the shortest distance, Albrecht proposed to reduce the road width to 16 feet there to minimize environmental impact.

Fire Chief Tom Harriman said he would be willing to work with developers.

“It is straight and no curves,” Saliba said. “As a landowner, I am extremely environmentally conscience.

We wanted the shortest possible distance with no curves, which is why I am in favor of this.”

• Panel racks would be attached to “ground screws”

and conduit would be underground, inside the fenced area (7-foot high, chain link). One array sits on 6.26 acres, while the other occupies 12.23 acres.

• The farm is located 400 feet from Chadbourne Hill Road, and developers noted that trees will act as a buffer.

“This land has been in the family for 70 years. It will be physically impossible to see the panels,” Saliba said. “I was concerned about it. The new owners of the farmhouse nearby were made aware of the plans. I don’t see how anyone could see it in any direction.”

• The lease term is for 20 years, with four 5-year options to extend.

Planners asked what happens to panels when the farm is decommissioned. Albrecht said most of the items connects to the array are salvageable. Although rated for landfill, even after years of use, panels retain 70% efficiency.

Used panels can be shipped to Texas, where a firm there refurbishes panels and resells them. Brusini asked if the panels contain heavy metals.

Albrecht noted that panels are encapsulated, which prevents water from penetrating.

The project will be set for review at the board’s next meeting.

North High Street Solar While Tuesday’s Chadbourne Solar was low key, last Wednesday’s Zoom public hearing on the North High Street Solar project was lengthy and a steady flow of questions and concerns from neighbors.

David Albrecht of Borrego, which has spent the last 40 years developing, optimizing, delivering, and maintaining large-scale solar and storage projects, gave a quick overview of the project — 19 acres (which is part of a 300acre parcel), “four-screw” racking system that stands 8 to 9 feet in height, concrete pads for inverters, conduit underground and eventually to utility poles, which bring energy to point of connection on Route 302.

One main concern is neighbors’ view (residences on Kezar Heights Road) to the solar farm. Planners conducted a site walk, and Albrecht used CAD Earth along with topographical field surveys to

develop line of sight profiles from various abutting homes.

Since the property slopes and has 30 to 50-foot trees, “It is clear to us that you really can’t see it (the solar array),” Albrecht said.

Some questions raised during the public hearing: • Glenn Jukkola, Kezar Heights Road, why this location rather than another piece on this tract, “You’ve literally put it in our back yard,” he said. Developers said: 1.

The landowner preferred this location because he has other plans for the remaining land; 2. Less opportunity for visual impact; 3. Inverters farther away from abutting properties, less of noise impact; 4.

Location is closer to Route 302, thus less costly to run utility poles to that substation.

Jukkola asked if the Planning Board could suggest an alternate placement, but Brusini noted that it could make a recommendation, but they will act on “what is before us.”

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• There will be two larger ponds with berms on the North High street side of the project.

Planners suggested that Thayer be prepared to answer questions regarding lighting, what steps will be taken during construction to protect the environment, traffic information, amongst others.

“The public will have an opportunity to ask questions and express concerns (at the public hearing,” Planning Board Chairwoman Deb Brusini said.

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(De Busk Photo) on the merits of the two lots. Are these appropriately characterized as commercial? Do we want it? I think these are commercial properties and we ought not to worry about the buggy man of the next application.”

“What really frustrates me is every time they (Skellett and LaJoie) turn around, they are getting pushed. We don’t have that many businessmen who have invested thousand of dollars to improve their properties,” Scully said.

Resident Sue Fleck recalled the billboard sized signs and neon signs of early Naples.

“It was 20 some years ago that we established a Village District. During that time, there have been changes that effect businesses. I think that Gary actually purchased his business and his digital sign before the Sign Ordinance,” she said.

“As far as signage on that building, the whole time I was growing up, there a sign the size of the building,” she said, adding that true historical preservation could mean bigger signs.

“Our rigidity gets us to the place where we are,” Fleck said.

Several days after the town meeting outcome, Skellett commented on the vote on a zoning issue that had been going on for about

a year and a half.

“There has been pushback. Unfortunately, the ‘Good Ol’ Boys’ Club’ still exists. It is who you know, and who has who’s ear.

Because of that, this town has really been at odds. It’s too bad we cannot work together and communicate well. I hope people start paying attention to town politics now,” he said.

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His comments were received with applause from the audience.

Chairman Grattelo talked about the history of the formation of the village district.

“Twenty-three years ago, the townspeople had the foresight to protect this area.

Twenty-three years ago, the citizens recognized that we needed to protect the unique character of Naples and that’s why this was designated,” he said. “When Gary’s bought the bar, when Dan bought the barn, they knew it was in the village district.”

“The long-term effect is a slippery slope. If we approve this tonight, the next two people are adjacent to this zone. There is always going to be an abutter,” Grattelo said. “Windham didn’t happen overnight. It was one business at a time. Every business want to do what its neighbor does. This is why the selectboard is recommending not to pass this.

This is why the planning board is recommending not to pass this.”

Later during the discussion, Selectman Ted Shane said he voted in favor of the warrant article. Likewise, Planning Board member John Thompson said he was for it.

“There is an argument if you change the designation for these two lots, it will be a slippery slope. It will lead to the rest of the village becoming commercial,” resident Pat Scully said. “If anyone on the village lots wanted to turn commercial, it would be up to you, the people. We are being asked to change two lots. We should decide

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him, he said. Even though the barn is for sale, would-be buyers back away because of the restrictions of the Village District.

“We got 250 signatures to put this on the ballot. The town has not worked with Gary. We decided, let’s bring this to a vote at town meeting,” LaJoie said.

“Knight’s is open 12 months a year. They don’t have a sign. Gary’s is open 12 months a year. He has to turn his [digital] sign off. We are the gateway to Naples. I tell you nobody loves Naples as much as I do,” LaJoie said.

Next, Gary Skellett stepped up to the microphone.

“I own Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern. I’ve been there for 4 years. We’ve had issues with myself and the town. For those who know me and come to my establishment, I’ve tried to do the right thing from Day One,” he began.

“I am trying to get into the business [commercial] district,” he said, citing that the Umbrella Factory Supermarket and Walgreen’s, which are directly in front of his businesses and parking lot, are in the commercial district.

“People are concerned that is if was changed to commercial, I could sell and it could become a Walmart,” he said, pledging that wouldn’t happen.

“What I am trying to do is trying to survive. We’re one of the few businesses that are open 12 months a year.

We just want to go commercial. So that Knight’s Cafe can put up sign to say, ‘Hey we are a business’ right next to UFO, Walgreen’s, and Camper world,” Skellett (Continued from Page 1A) said. the University of Southern “It makes sense for a Maine, Gorham Maine.” business to be next to a busiThe selectmen inter- ness and not to be in the viewed Ward in early April.

The selectmen voted unanimously to offer Ward the job.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Bigger signs, and a sign of support.

Naples voters strongly supported the request of two business-owners to change the zone where the individual businesses are located from the Village to the Commercial district.

In fact, twice as many people voted for the change than those who voted against it.

The businesses subject to the zone change are Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern and Naples Barn, which sit kittycorner from each other.

Voters said yes, 95-50, to Warrant Article 15 during the Naples Annual Town Meeting this past Thursday.

The item ended up on the town meeting warrant through a citizens petition.

The discussion about the zone change took about one hour. The business-owners and their backers stated that neighboring businesses are already in the commercial zone. Therefore, it only seems fair that Gary’s and the Barn should be designated commercial, too.

Naples Chairman Jim Grattelo argued against the zone changes, saying if that happened the next abutter in the village district would try to become commercial. And, little by little, the village district would be lost, he said.

Dan LaJoie, who owns the barn, said he would be able to increase the squarefootage of his sign to include Knight’s Cafe and two airbnb’s. He said he has put time and money into upgrading the property. The aesthetics of the place is important to

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(Continued from Page 2A) however, to receive a free vaccination.

Prescheduled appointments are also available by visiting vaccine.mainehealth.org. MaineHealth’s online system allows Mainers the option of scheduling an appointment immediately once they take the initial step of registering in the system. Mainers can also call 1-877-780-7545 to register and will subsequently be notified when an appointment is available.

As vaccination continues, Maine people should continue wearing masks, washing hands frequently, keeping a safe distance from others, and avoiding crowds.

SAD 61 cases

With SAD 61 moving to full, in-person instruction, the district has experienced a couple recent COVID-19 cases. On the school district’s website, Superintendent Al Smith posted two letters outlining the positive COVID-19 tests.’

• Dated May 3, the letter indicated that a Lake Region High School student had a positive test result on Monday, May 3. Contact tracing was conducted immediately, and direct contacts were limited to a small cohort of students. The direct contacts will quarantine for 10 days, allowing them to return to school on Tuesday, May 11. Those students will receive their educational programming remotely.

• Dated April 29, the notice indicated that a Stevens Brook Elementary School student had tested positive for COVID-19 on that Thursday. All families whose students who were in direct contact were notified.

Direct contacts were to quarantine for 10 days, allowing them to return to school on Monday, May 10.

Another SBES student, who was last at school on March 31, tested positive on Monday, April 5, and was eligible to return to school on April 12.

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“I am disappointed in the plan that came in. I don’t think any neighborhood in town should find themselves in this situation,” said Ainsley, noting that many residences in the area are “retirement homes.”

“It seems like it is design by happenstance. Every neighborhood deserves better.”

• Kirsten Short, who owns 178 acres along North High Street, understands sound, as a singer and songwriter.

She feels sound won’t be a major issue. She noted that a lawnmower turns out 80 to 90 decibels. “I feel confident plenty of land will be undisturbed,” she said.

Her husband, Dr. Christopher Short, who is a

medical expert in occupational sound, added that decibel levels do drop over distance.

He cited continuous noise pollution year-round from leaf and snow blowers, even vacuum cleaners that register over 85 decibels.

And as a pilot, he said, “You won’t see the array unless you are in an airplane or helicopter…We need an alternative source of energy.

Solar is a way to go.”

“Even if it is the sound of a lawn mower, no one wants to listen to it for 12 hours,” responded Kate Ellison of Kezar Heights Road.

Debbie Ogle, of Kezar Heights, said the project would “ruin the character of the neighborhood…We bought into that character.”

The public hearing continues to the next PB meeting.

(Continued from Page 1A) proposed work.

Justice McKeon noted that the review of administrative decision-making is “deferential” and “limited.” He added that Superior Court reviews a local agency’s decision for abuse of discretion, errors of law and findings of fact not supported by the evidence.

“The court interprets an ordinance for its plain meaning and construes its terms reasonably in light of the purposes and objectives of the ordinance and its general structure,” Justice McKeon

wrote in his decision. “An ordinance may not be interpreted in such a way to read a provision out of existence or to render it surplusage. If an ordinance is clear on its face, the court will look no further than its plain meaning.”

The Neighbors argued that increases in elevation proposed by the Hotel Bridgton plan are evidence that “filling” will occur within the Stream Protection District (SPD). They also pointed to planners’ acknowledgement that materials would be “imported” into the SPD.

“Although the Neighbors’ argument may support a finding that there was ‘filling’ in the Stream Protection District, the Planning Board was not compelled to come to the same conclusion,” Justice McKeon wrote. “The court finds that the Planning Board’s interpretation of the ordinance is reasonable.

They employed a definition of the term ‘filling’ that meets the term’s common usage. Their interpretation fits with the overall purpose of the ordinance to allow specific uses allowed within the Stream Protection that would be impossible if there

was no ability to recontour toward the landscape.”

Justice McKeon also noted that there is no provision banning “imported” materials.

“Deferring to the Planning Board’s factual findings, the Planning Board did not abuse its discretion in deciding that the activity in the Stream Protection District did not constitute ‘filling.’ The court finds the Neighbors’ remaining arguments to be unpersuasive,” the judge wrote.

“The court also declines the Neighbors’ invitation to revisit any of the other issues raised in the original appeal.

The Planning Board’s decision is affirmed.”

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Spiking gardening trend growing in ‘21

Tips on starting seeds

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Starting seeds allows gardeners to grow plants indoors before the weather is agreeable enough for an outdoor garden. It’s giving the plant a boost, some protection from finicky Mother Nature.

Starting seeds indoors involves a lot more than just plopping seeds into the soil. Master Gardener Nancy Donovan provides some valuable tips for partaking in this spring ritual.

B-News: How soon should people be starting seeds indoors?

Donovan: The decision of when to start seeds depends on two factors: 1.)

What are the guidelines on the seed packets that you have purchased from reliable sources, and 2.) What is the average last spring frost date? According the Old Farmers Almanac the average last spring frost for Bridgton is May 14.

Another source for information about frost dates is the National Gardening Association. Personally, I am more comfortable delaying the day that I plant vegetables outside.

(Currently the vegetables I grow include tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, beets, Italian string beans, and squash). I wait until June 1 to plant my seedlings. It seems that every year I hear

May 6, 2021 The Bridgton News, Page 5A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer RAYMOND — Like those gardeners who start seeds indoors, it behooves people to be proactive when it comes to purchasing gardening supplies.

The national trend of an increased interest in gardening and spike in gardening supply sales, which began during quarantine in 2020, has taken root in 2021, too.

According to Local businesses are seeing a continued increase in people getting busy in their gardens this year, especially after warmer weather came sooner.

“We definitely are [seeing that]. We’ve sold even more seeds and potting soil and jiffy planting pots. The sales of all kinds of garden materials have gone up. Not as much as last year, but they’ve definitely gone up,” according to Al Hayes, the owner of Hayes True Value in Bridgton.

“We have a lot of loyal customers. We have also new customers that have moved to the area. It seems the population is growing and we see new faces every day. We also see people who have been in the area for quite a while and never took up gardening before,” Hayes said.

Last year, garden hose and fittings were hard to get, and fencing was difficult to find so suppliers have compensated.

“A lot of companies like Scotts have adjusted to the phenomenon last year. For

GOTTA LOVE GARDENING — Al Hayes poses with a seed and fertilizer spreader that is sold at Hayes True Value in Bridgton. The gardening trend that was seen in 2020 has continued this spring.

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At Paris Farmers Union in Raymond, Store Manager Amy Burger has noticed more people buying supplies sooner as well as an uptick in soil testing.

“The trend has not tapered off since last year,” Burger said. “The trend is expanding. Everyone is continuing to garden.

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“People — what they are looking for is something to do right now. People are kind of stir crazy. What people want is to get out in the yard and focus their energy there,” Burger said.

“People are more into their gardens. People are more interested in their yards.”

And, people are taking a closer look at the soil.

“We’ve seen influx in people who used [University of Maine] Cooperative Extension,” she said.

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“We tried to order soil ahead of time. So this spring, we had it ready. We had most of the product ready. We have a large supply of different soils right now.”

Not only have purchases been fast-paced but also rentals have increased noticeably.

“We rent all kinds of products to get the garden ready: rototillers, dethatchers and aerators for the lawn, hydro-seeders for spreading grass seeds on the lawn,” he said. “We rent tractors and backhoes to bring in soil for people who are building a garden.”

The starters for the garden aren’t on the shelves yet. The shipment of vegetables starters and potted flowers should come in sometime in mid-May, Hayes said.

Soil testing is something that has been more popular than usual this year — for whatever reason.

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Raider report

Editor’s note: The News RBI base knocks from Jones reaches out to varsity coach- and Ella Bruno in the fifth to es each week for game, cap the scoring, a 13-6 vicmeet, match recap informa- tory improving the Raiders tion. The following reports to 4-0. were filed by coaches.

Jones finished 2-fo-4 SOFTBALL with 5 RBI, while Morgan RAIDERS 8, Sacopee Fusco added another 3 Valley 1: Pitcher Emilia hits on the day and Katy Desanctis dominated the McIntyre finished with 2 Hawks’ line-up, striking out hits and 2 runs scored.

13, surrendering just 3 hits Overall, early in the seaand no walks as the Raiders son, Coach Fred Apt has thumped Sacopee in Hiram been pleased with the offenlast week. sive output from the team.

After two scoreless “We have hit in bunches innings, Fryeburg cracked and hit the ball hard. We the scoring column in the are getting contributions top of the third inning by throughout the whole linescoring four times. Morgan up, which makes it tough Fusco started the rally with to shut us down completely a solo homerun to leftfield. when we have put in those Katy McIntrye hit a single to quality at bats each game,” center and after a walk and Coach Apt said. “Emilia THIS WEEK IN FRYEBURG ACADEMY SPORTS passed ball Kayrin Johnson has done good work on the Friday, May 7 put down a well-executed mound for us and racking Baseball vs Lake Region, 3/5 p.m. bunt for a base hit, scor- up 50 strikeouts in the four Softball vs Lake Region, 3/5 p.m. ing McIntrye. Emily Walker games alone. Defense has Girls Tennis at Lake Region, 3:30 (Camp Skylemar, no added a RBI single to push been solid, as well and if spectators) the lead to 4-0. we can go out there and Boys Tennis vs Lake Region, 3:30 p.m.

In the sixth inning, improve on from the day Girls Lax vs Berwick, 4 p.m.

Fryeburg clawed out four and the game before, then Saturday, May 8 more runs thanks to a RBI good things will happen Tennis singles qualifier double by Camden Jones for us. The effort has been Track at Poland, 10 a.m. and another RBI base hit by strong and we have gotten JV baseball vs Poland, 11/1 Fusco. off to a fast start. We hope to JV softball vs Poland, 11/1 Sacopee broke up keep building off that.”

Monday, May 10 Desanctis’ shutout bid with It is a busy week for FA Baseball at Lake Region, 4 p.m. a run in the last of the sev- with a road trip yesterday Softball at Lake Region, 4 p.m. enth. to Poland and then a home Tuesday, May 11 Jones finished the day doubleheader on Friday Girls Tennis vs. Oxford Hills, 4 p.m. with two doubles and against Lake Region, 3 and Fusco was 3-for-3 with a 5 p.m.

Jacob Adams is on a tear. waste any time as she blasthomer and 2 RBI. TRACK & FIELD Raiders 13, Poland 6: Despite a persistent ed a state standard, with a Jacob met the state stanCamden Jones provided wind and some scoring/ strong wind, in the 400 dard in the long jump, winsome early fireworks and timing issues, Coach Kevin meters in 1:03.81. Eliza, ning with a jump of 19-feet put the Raiders on the right McDonald was simply just who is only a sophomore, 5-inches. 20 feet is surely track Monday in a win over glad to see his Raider track also finished second in in his future. Only a sophoPoland (4-2). The Raiders & field squad outside and the 200 meters, just miss- more, there is a very bright erupted for eight runs in competing on Saturday ing the state standard. The future for this young athlete, the first inning, the big hit at Sacopee Valley High 200s were run into the very Coach McDonald projected. teeth of the wind and faster Jacob also finished fourth in came off the bat of Jones, School. who launched a missile to “It was very windy but times should be in the near the 200 meters “so he has wheels.” leftfield for a grand slam mild, lots of issues with future.

“I cannot put into words Ashleigh Bariteau, comhomerun. scoring and timing but we how awesome it felt to be ing back from a severe knee However, the Knights worked through it all,” at a meet with a bunch of injury, was able to finish shook off the big opening hit Coach McDonald reported. parade by the Raiders with “We finished second on third in the long jump and kids. It’s a cool year as we some of their own aggres- the girls’ side and third on fifth in the 100 meters. will meet the same teams sive at bats. The Knights the boys. I would like to Coaches were so happy to each week for the next three plated six runs in the top thank Mark Snow, the Lake see Ashleigh running injury weeks. A great battle to watch will be Eliza from half of the second inning Region coach, for rescoring free.

Sam Carus ran a fine thanks to a bases-loaded the meet.” clearing double by Emma For the Raider girls, the 3200-meter race, recording Bunyea.

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Bailey out hits, but Fryeburg conJordan Eastman had a discus with a throw of tinued to get the timely ones very nice day with a second 99-feet 2-inches. Padric also as Morgan Fusco hit her in the 100 hurdles and a finished third in the javelin and second in the shot put. A second homerun in as many fourth in the 100 dash.

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Both agreed to work toward this goal which is awesome.

Track & Field is about competition but also working for success and celebrating that,” Coach McDonald added.

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Catching up: Lakers

Editor’s note: The News reaches out to varsity coaches each week for game, meet, match recap information.

The following reports were filed by coaches.

SOFTBALL Gray-NG 7, Lakers 2: The Patriots scored in each of the first four innings, capped

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Although she is just a rookie, Lyla Levesque has been a great fit for the Lake Region varsity softball team.

“This season is very unique because of the amount of first-year high school players having to play in varsity positions.

As a freshman, Lyla has been asked to bat in the one spot, which is a very important position in the batting lineup. That player is aggressive and can be asked to perform many different tasks,” Laker Head Coach Shawn Rock said. “She was put in that spot and has stepped up to the plate and has taken control of that spot, so far. As far as her fielding, Lyla has moved from multiple spots since the beginning of our season and has performed with no hesitation. Her willingness to contribute to the team and maintain a positive attitude are attributes that we want to encourage in our program.”

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Lyla is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.”

Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

Name: Lyla Levesque Year in School: Freshman Hometown: Bridgton Parents: Brian and Leah Levesque Sports you play: Soccer, ski team, softball Q. Why did you choose to play softball?

I choose to play softball every year because I love the sport and I’ve played it all my life.

Q. What is the most difficult part of the game? Trying to figure out where you are supposed to go on a confusing play.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about softball?

I love the team environment.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why? I need to work on keeping my eye on the ball and tracking the ball when I’m batting.

Q. Why is teamwork important? Teamwork is important because we won’t play well and the team won’t work if we don’t all work together.

Q. What is the biggest impact your coach(es) have had on you?

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Grady Garland could be a diamond in the rough for the Lake Region varsity baseball team.

“Grady has been a great kid since day one.

He has a lot of untapped potential that he doesn’t even know he has yet, and I look forward to watching that growth throughout the season,” LR Head Coach Andrew Stacy said. “He has really impressed me lately with his last two pitching outings. He just went out and competed.”

In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Grady is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

Name: Grady Garland Year in School: Junior Hometown: Naples Parents: Michael and Bethany Garland Sports you play: Basketball and baseball Q. Why did you choose to play baseball?

My parents signed me up for it and I fell in love with playing. I grew up watching Lake Region baseball.

Q. What is the most difficult part of the game? It can be the mental game. When you miss a play or make a mistake, you have to find a way to stay calm and stay in the game.

Q. What do you enjoy the most about baseball?

I enjoy being part of the team and the friendships. I enjoy the competitiveness and the teammates.

Q. What do you feel you need to work on and why? Everything. You can always improve.

Q. Why is teamwork important? You need to rely on your teammates to help get you through things.

Q. What is the biggest impact your coach(es) have had on you? My coaches have helped me to be a better person on and off the field.

Q. How do you want people to view you as an athlete? I think about the players who were my role models growing up.

I would like younger kids to look up to me as a role model one day.

Q. Ten years from now, when you look back on your high school sports career, what do you think you will remember most? The team, the players.

Editor’s Note: The athletes removed their masks when positioned away from their teams and were six-feet away from BN photographer Wayne Rivet.

in the third as Shawna Silke reached on an error and later scored on a double by Mayo.

In the fourth, Sadie Tirrell reached on an error with one out and later scored when Kylie Myers lined a shot to right-center which was misplayed. LR had a tough time coming up with timely hits, stranding four runners in scoring position.

Hailey Gove connected for a double in the third inning.

Lakers 6, Gray-NG 5: Melissa Mayo singled with two out in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring Shawna Silke (walk) with the winning run as the Lakers earned a split of a doubleheader with the Patriots.

LR jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first on RBI hits

by Emily Rock with the bases loaded and Sadie Tirrell.

Mayo escaped giving up a run in the opening inning, inducing a comebacker to the mound, a fly ball to Mayo and a ground ball out to first base, the Patriots leadoff hitter (walk) stranded at third base.

G-NG cut the lead in half in the third inning on a pair of base hits.

LR responded as Mayo walked and Rock crushed a RBI double.

The Patriots tied the game with three runs in the fifth one four hits, but Mayo kept GNG from taking the lead by notching a very timely strikeout, leaving a runner at second base.

During LR’s winning rally in the home half of the fifth, Lyla Levesque singled with two out, setting the stage for Mayo’s game winning drive.

“The girls showed a lot of positive attitudes today.

Playing a shortened fiveinning game is hard for kids to find their groove.

Unfortunately, this is the year for doubleheaders and we need to do a better job starting our games with a little more intensity,” Laker Coach Shawn Rock said.

“Not having a season last year has taken away roughly 16 games of experience for these younger players. I believe once we start playing more games our confidence in the batter’s box will certainly be recognized.

Obviously, Melissa (Mayo) came up big in the last inning and will continue to get better in the games to come.”

Mayo and Rock each went 2-for-3, while Tirrell and Levesque each had one hit.

Gray-NG 9, Lakers 8: Melissa Mayo singled and later scored on a wild pitch and Hailey Gove cracked a RBI hit in the seventh to put the visiting Lakers up one against the Patriots Monday afternoon, but G-NG had the final say.

With two out, the Lakers gave up a two-run double as the Patriots escaped with a 9-8 victory.

The Patriots built a 1-0 lead in the first on three hits against LR hurler Melissa Mayo, who ended the uprising by snagging a bouncer back to the hill for the out, leaving runners at second and third.

LR plated a pair of runs in the third to take the lead.

Shawna Silke reached on a walk, Emily Rock safely bunted and an error on a roller by Caydence Riley enabled Silke to score. Mayo then delivered a RBI hit.

After Mayo retired eight consecutive hitters, LR’s pitcher ran into trouble as Nevells singled and Chandler rocked a two-run homer for a 3-2 Patriot advantage.

Again, the young Lakers stole back momentum with a four-run rally in the fourth. Hailey Gove singled, Mallory Smith reached on an error and Rock uncorked a three-run homer. Sadie Tirrell then reached on an error and would later score following a Riley base hit.

Gray-NG tied the game in the fifth on two-run hit by Curtis, who tied the game courtesy of a LR miscue. The Patriots went ahead 7-6 in the

BIG PLAYS AND NEAR CATCH — Melissa Mayo tags a GNG player out at home plate; bottom, Hailey Gove comes up short on a slide to third; Shawna Silke just misses making a catch.

DOUBLEHEADER ACTION Saturday saw Lake Region rally in Game One and completed the sweep against Gray-NG. Above, Matt Aker dives for a ground ball, second baseman Noah Duprey snags a liner, ? gets a fist bump from Coach Stacy after a base hit. (Rivet Photos) sixth on a clutch RBI hit with two outs.

“Our team played very well today after being dealt with a little setback as COVID-19 struck once again. Our team hung in there but when Emily Rock hit a three-run homerun, it shifted the momentum to our team.

After having ‘the’ inning, the momentum shifted and we were on our heels. The good thing about our team is that we had a bad inning but we didn’t allow it to affect our bats, which I believe is a good thing to see with such a young team,” Coach Rock said. “If we’re going to have a bad inning, we are starting to not give up as many runs when that does occur. That’s, to me, showing growth. I’m happy to see our bats coming alive, but obviously more work is needed with Fryeburg coming up on Friday.”

BASEBALL Lakers 9, Gray-NG 8: In Game 1 of a doubleheader Saturday, Lake Region walked off with the win thanks to a single by Jacob Chadbourne. Both teams’ offenses came to play as the Lakers collected 9 hits, and

the Patriots had 8 including two home runs (Winchester and Geer).

GNG took an early lead on some defensive miscues by the Lakers and some timely hits. GNG went up 8-5 in the fifth inning after a big home run to right center by Geer.

The Lakers stayed in and knotted it back up in the sixth on two-run double by Mike Chase.

Chase also came in relief to earn his first victory of the season.

“Mike was huge here.

He slowed the GNG offense down and allowed us to recoup and then get back to work evening it up,” Laker Coach Andrew Stacy said.

“Thankfully, we had last at bats and we just kept fighting until the end to get Game 1 of the double header.”

Lakers 11, Gray-NG 8: The Lakers came out firing in the first two innings going up 8-0, but the Patriots clawed back after a monster sevenrun inning in the top of the fourth.

Grady Garland then came in to cool off the Patriot bats and allow the Lakers to refo-

cus and push one run across in the fifth on Matt Aker’s sac fly, and score two in the sixth to put the game away 11-8.

“Grady has been our most consistent guy on the bump, throwing strikes and keeping hitters off balance with his movement,” Coach Stacy added.

Gray-NG 10, Lakers 0: Always hard to beat a team three times in baseball was on display Monday. Keeney for GNG started on the hill and was lights out for pitch 1. He was able to locate his fastball and get up in counts with his curveball to keep the Laker bats at bay all afternoon.

Offense for GNG started from inning 1 scoring five runs on some timely hitting.

The Patriots kept the pressure on in all innings, and was able to score the 10th run to seal a run rule victory.

“They competed with us on Saturday, for all 14 innings so I was expecting the same thing on Monday,” Coach Stacy said. “GNG seemed like they are starting to find their feet a little and LAKER, Page 8A

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(Continued from Page 7A) will be a tough team to play in the second half.”

BOYS’ TENNIS NYA blanks Lakers: Lucky to squeeze in Tuesday’s match before the rain on Wednesday, this was Lake Region’s first full match of the season and everyone was able to participate in a match.

“Despite the scores, players were able to have fun and set a barometer as to what we want to achieve as we progress through the season,” Laker Coach Joe Dorner said. “Special props to David DelVecchio for getting some games won early on.” #1 Singles Bryce Poulin (NYA) def. Omar El Alam (LR) 6-0, 6-0 #2 Singles Noah Silander (NYA) def. Jonas Edwards (LR) 6-0, 6-0 #3 Singles Finlay Gepfert (NYA) def. David DelVecchio (LR) 6-3, 6-0 #1 Doubles Carson Gall and Nate Oney (NYA) def.

Wesley Martin and Sam Brown (LR) 6-0, 6-0. #2 Doubles Ethan Schutz and Aidan Farion (NYA) def.

Hunter Martin and Domenico Falcon (LR) 6-0, 6-0.

Consolation doubles match: Raphael Tessier and Aidan Lacombe (NYA) def.

Justin Jackson and Gavin Thayer (LR) 6-0, 6-1.

GIRLS’ TENNIS Lakers 3, St. Dom’s 2: The Lakers edged the Saints last Thursday in Auburn.

“The girls played really well for their first match of the year!” Coach Jenny Dunn said. “I have been seeing great improvement every day in their skills!”

Individual scores: #1 Singles: Mercedes Martin (LR) lost to Anna Cote (SD), 1-6, 1-6 #2 Singles: Ioanna Katsigiannis (LR) lost to Maddie Tyus (SD), 1-6, 0-6 #3 Singles: Kate Rose (LR) beat Molly Brown (SD), 6-1, 6-0

#1 Doubles: Abby Scarlett and Freedom Potter (LR) beat Bryana Archer and Lauren Fletcher (SD), 6-0, 6-2 #2 Doubles: Justice Cole and Kylie Cohoon (LR) won by forfeit/default.

BOYS’ LACROSSE St. Dom’s 11, Lakers 10 OT: In a gritty game from start to finish, the Lakers saw a spirited comeback fall just short as the Saints scored two minutes in overtime to edge the Lakers (1-3) at Art Kilborn Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon.

With the Lakers down 5-2 at halftime, the game went back and forth in the fourth quarter with LR going ahead with 4:42 left. St. Dom’s scored twice, but with 10 seconds left, Aidan Lajoie scored the tying goal to take the contest into overtime.

LR goal scorers were seniors Jason Harlow (4) and Aidan Lajoie (2), sophomores Zach Vogel (1), Aiden Bourgoin (1) and Connor Lajoie (1), and freshman Jacob Lemery (1).

TRACK & FIELD The outdoor track and field team had their first meet in almost two years on Saturday, traveling to Hiram.

It was a bizarre meet with the high jump bar blowing off constantly in the wind, the starter’s pistol not working, and no automatic timing.

The LR girls placed third and the boys fourth.

“This might be a common result as we go against the same three schools in almost every meet this year (Sacopee Valley, Fryeburg Academy and Poland) due to cohorting,” Laker Coach Mark Snow reported.

Poland won the boys’ and girls’ meet.

Leading the Laker girls were junior Leah Plummer and freshman Abigail Roberts. They each won an event and placed in three others. The throwers did very well as senior Madi Martin and freshman Leah Edwards placed in all three events.

Seniors Cierra Grover (discus and shot put) and Emma Cole (long jump) also scored

Continuations in their top events. The Lakers won the 4x400 meter relay with solid first legs by freshmen Izabell Apovian and Susie Butler. Roberts and Plummer ran the last two legs to secure the win.

The girls look forward to the next two meets and the opportunity to beat Fryeburg and Poland since they were only 8 and 13 points behind them, respectfully.

The boys scored 17.5 points, spread out over six athletes and two relays.

Senior Nathan Casali, sophomore Ezra Gronlund, and freshman Bhavnish Tucker teamed up with sophomores Colin Murphy (4x400) and Alex Freitas (4x800) for the relay placements.

The individual placers for the boys were Casali (1600m), Tucker (400m), Gronlund (high jump), Murphy (pole vault), junior Payton Owens (400m), and junior Alex Kuvaja (javelin).

Up next: The next meet is at Poland Saturday, May 8.

Girls’ Standings: Poland 65, Fryeburg Academy 60, Lake Region 52, Sacopee Valley 39 100 Meters: Lizzie Brewer 17.34, Emma Cole 17.44, Dionne Bradley 18.64, Reannah Dingley 22.74 200 Meters: 3. Leah Plummer 30.14, Reannah Dingley 38.94 400 Meters: 2. Leah Plummer 1:05.24, 3. Abigail Roberts 1:08.44 800 Meters: 3. Abigail Roberts 2:45.44 4X100 Relay: Reannah Dingley, Leah Edwards, Emma Cole, Izabell Apovian, 1:07.4 4X400 Relay: 1. LR 5:03.14; Susie Butler 1:16.0, Izabell Apovian 1:16.5, Abigail Roberts 1:16.1, Leah Plummer 1:14.3 Long Jump: 4. Emma Cole 9-4, Lizzie Brewer 8-9.5, Reannah Dingley 8-7 High Jump: 1. Leah Plummer 4-9 Triple Jump: 1. Abigail Roberts 29-0.25 Shot Put: 3. Leah Edwards 20-9, 4. Cierra Grover 19-11.75, 5. Madi Martin

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19-11, Izabell Apovian 19-10.75 Javelin: 2. Madi Martin 66-8, 4. Leah Edwards 50-1, Cierra Grover 42-7, Susie Butler 43-2, Emma Cole 40-4 Discus: 2. Leah Edwards 60-3, 4. Madi Martin 55-7, 5.

Cierra Grover 53-5 Boys’ Standings: Poland 108, Sacopee Valley 72, Fryeburg Academy 66.5, Lake Region 17.5 100 Meters: Jacob Gilmore 13.74, Alex Freitas 13.74, Garreth Dyer 26.54 200 Meters: Payton Owens 28.74, Keegan Owens 30.44, Garreth Dyer 39.24 400 Meters: 4. Payton Owens 1:04.44, 5. Bhavnish Tucker 1:06.14, Keegan Owens 1:10.14, Jacob Gilmore 1:10.94 1600 Meters: 3. Nathan Casali 5:13.74 4x100 Relay: Alex Freitas, Colin Murphy, Keegan Owens, Jacob Gilmore, 53.54 4X400 Relay: 3. LR 4:19.94; Ezra Gronlund 63.2, Bhavnish Tucker 68.7, Colin Murphy 69.2, Nathan Casali 58.8 4X800 Relay: 2. LR 10:07.54; Ezra Gronlund 2:29.6, Bhavnish Tucker 2:40.6, Alex Freitas 2:37.6, High Jump: Tie 4. Ezra 25-4.75, Alex Kuvaja 24-3 Nathan Casali 2:19.7 Gronlund 5-0 Javelin: 4. Alex Kuvaja Long Jump: Alex Freitas Pole Vault: 4. Colin 77-5, Sanjay Tucker 73-10 14-10, Keegan Owens Murphy 7-0 Discus: Alex Kuvaja 74-1, 11-10.5, Garreth Dyer 6-4 Shot Put: Sanjay Tucker Sanjay Tucker 71-3

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YOUR CARE HAS CARRIED US THROUGH.

For more than a year, nurses have bravely stood together on the front lines of the largest health crisis of our lifetime. It’s this professional spirit and commitment to patients and purpose that will help carry us forward toward a brighter future.

To all MaineHealth nurses, and nurses everywhere, thank you.

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Opinion & Comment

May 6, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

Medicare nugget

By Stan Cohen Medicare columnist Mrs. Fount: Yesterday, I received a Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) from Medicare. It says it is NOT A BILL. But what does it mean?

Mr. C: That document is simply a summary of health care services you have received during the previous three months under Traditional Medicare. Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) show the amount that Medicare paid and the amount that you or your supplement plan is responsible for. If you have a Medicare Supplement plan (sometimes called a Medigap plan) or other insurance that supplements your Medicare coverage, such as retiree insurance, you may not be billed for the charges shown on the MSN. Your supplement insurer will also send you a quarterly statement showing how much it paid to cover the “gap” in Medicare coverage. A similar report will be sent to you if have a Medicare Advantage plan.

Mrs. Fount: There are several columns on the Medicare Summary Notice. Should I be paying attention to all the figures?

Mr. C: Good question. First of all, you can ignore the second column — the amount that the provider charged. It is the next number — the Medicare approved amount — that is important. In general, for Part B services, Medicare pays about 80% of the Medicare approved amount (the fourth column). There are some exceptions, however, where Medicare pays the entire Medicare approved amount — like many preventive care screenings.

Mrs. Fount: What about the “You May Be Billed” column. Do I have to pay that?

Mr. C: In most cases you won’t get billed if you have a Medigap plan — unless you have a plan that does not cover the annual Part B deductible ($203 this year). If you do get billed later, and if you think it should have been fully covered, you can challenge that bill by calling the provider involved and ask them why they billed you.

Mrs. Fount: What does the “Non-Covered Charges” field mean?

Mr. C: That field shows the portion of charges for services that are denied or excluded (never covered) by Medicare. A $0.00 in this field means that there were no denied or excluded services. If you disagree with a non-covered charge, you should file an appeal.

Mrs. Fount: Is there anything else I should know about the MSN? Mr. C: Perhaps the most important thing is to check the dates of service on the notice. If there are any dates on which you definitely know you did not obtain the listed service, call the provider and ask what is going on. Sometimes medical providers make mistakes in their billing to Medicare.

Mrs. Fount: Can I throw these notices away after I look at them?

Mr. C: My advice is to save your MSNs for about five years. You might need them in the future to prove that payment was made if a provider’s billing department makes a mistake or if you claimed a medical deduction on your taxes.

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Letters Thank a teacher

To The Editor: I wanted to give a big “thanks” to all our teachers and staff in SAD 72. Being on the school board for 16 years, I have always supported our teachers and their love of our children. I’ve never been so proud of their awesome commitment to staying on course to educate our children through a very difficult time. I call them brave. So, thank a teacher. So many in other districts and states are not loving our children the way ours do. So, to SAD 72, bravo!

Helen Ramsdell Denmark

Dollars appreciated

To The Editor: I appreciated the opposing thoughts to my letter of April 22, but there are a few things to “clear up” in the rebuttal

letters, which just happened to be from folks who are part-time residents, strangely enough from both Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine.

To the first gentleman from Oregon, please reread my letter. Nowhere did I say letters to the editor in The Bridgton News should be restricted to full-time residents. However, it would be nice not to see some of the rambling letters saying the same thing over and over from out-of-town sources.

To the second letter writer from Portland, Maine, at what point did we say your tax dollars were not acknowledged and appreciated? If you didn’t own property in Sweden, someone else would own the property, paying the taxes and be spending money in town.

My comments were about the Bridgton Select Board.

Where do you vote? That is where you get your say in local affairs. Being a parttime resident or property owner does not give you representation rights. I’ve never been able to vote where I owned property that wasn’t my primary residence.

Representation is based on where you reside, not your

IN BLOOM — Walkers are greeted to Shorey Park by blooming flower and overall greening of the popular visiting spot along Main Street.

(Photo by Pam Ward)

May Day in Bridgton popular celebration

Howdy neighbor!

Here’s to the new spring, for the old year is dead! A toast to May, to singing and dancing and flowers in the fields, and the promise of new life beyond the snow! So, ran the itinerary of toasts, among others, presented here in Bridgton in those memorable May Days of the olden time. For were we to journey back say 160, even 170 years here in Bridgton, we would find our countrymen engaged in the celebration of a most peculiar holiday, something

May Day was locally one of our dearest celebrations, and one whose observance was marked by nearly everyone in town.

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director rather like Easter without the orthodox trappings, and a good bit of Thanksgiving thrown in too. This was May Day, long held as high a holiday as the Fourth of July or New Year’s hereabouts, with the earliest recorded celebrations in Bridgton pre-dating 1850. As a custom, they held strong through the late 50s and even survived the Civil War, though it does not seem they continued in any big way much beyond 1870, barring a certain few hold-outs which perpetuated the custom in private celebrations into the 1920s. But in its heyday of the glorious 50s, and perhaps in the dim unrecorded years before, May Day was locally one of our dearest celebrations, and one whose observance was marked by nearly everyone in town.

As Edwin Peabody Fitch notes, recalling his childhood in the 1850s, “We used to have community picnics on special days like May Day or the Fourth of July. We made much of May Day and had May Pole dances, keeping time MAY DAY, Page 3B

Domestic violence awareness

We all have a responsibility to support one another even as we stay apart.

Some years ago, there was a young woman who dated a man who was handsome, charming, and she was in love with him. The man was also an alcoholic, as it turns out, and one night in a drunken rage, he held a gun to that woman’s head. The gun did not go off, thankfully. She was alone in a strange city and had no place to go. She packed her bags and left that place and never turned back.

Sound familiar?

The rest of the story is that that young woman went to law school. She became a prosecutor, and later Attorney General and is now the governor of the State of Maine. I will never forget that night. And I will always know that I was one of the lucky ones. Many others have not been so lucky.

But I am sharing this story because I want others who are experiencing domestic violence to know that it can happen to anybody and it is okay to share your own story.

There are people who are ready and able to help you stay safe.

This week, I joined Attorney General Aaron Frey at an event to spread awareness about domestic violence and to honor domestic abuse homicide victims. Together, we released the 13th biennial report of the Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel. For 20 years, the reports of vacation get-away property or where you merely own real estate.

My letter simply pointed out that full-time residents’ voices should be heard, loud and clear, by our local officials without being lost in the “mass mailings” to offi-

cials, when many are from nonresidents or non-stakeholders, that have become so common on some issues. We don’t need “calls to actions” from out-of-area action groups. If you have a problem with our local citizens having their voices heard, I suggest you are a big part of the problem.

Nancy Coshow Bridgton – full-time resident

Greater danger

NEW FACE at Steven Hubbard’s bird feeder in Naples was this Yellow-rumped Warbler. “While not uncommon to us up in the Northeast, we’ve been here 14 years and this is the first we’ve seen here. What a wonderful bird!” Steven said. “I spent 30 minutes with camera on a tripod and I took numerous photos. Their quick and jerky motions make it hard to get a really great photo.”

To The Editor: When I read the letter from Rev. Plaisted, I couldn’t decide if he was serious or joking. In the past, the good reverend wrote over a hundred letters on the evil of Trump. Now that Trump is on the golf course, he has switched to writing his last three letters on the dangers of Republicans. Assuming he was serious, I need to point out that he is basing his whole hypothesis on the words of some obscure talk show guest, which he then

Views from Augusta

by Janet Mills Governor of Maine

this panel have helped lawmakers understand why domestic violence murders occur in Maine so we can act to prevent more such tragedies. That guidance has shaped a number of meaningful changes in public policy since I took office, but we have a lot more to do.

We all have a responsibility to support one another even as we stay apart during the coronavirus pandemic. Key relationships in a victim’s life can be a source of support and strength in situations of abuse, although all too often well-meaning friends and family just aren’t sure or aware of how to help.

One of the Homicide Review Panel’s recommendations is that community members who are in the lives of victims and perpetrators seek support from community-based orgaDOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Page 3B

equates to the view of 100 million Republicans.

I also need to point out to the repetitious reverend that the government is controlled by the Democratic Party in the Congress, Senate and presidency, as well as the state Legislature, Senate and governor. Republicans have no ability to control anything let alone create a “fascist autocracy.” The greater danger is one party government like a truly fascist country.

Stephen Shorey Bridgton

Overturned

To The Editor: I see Mr. St. Laurent has his knickers in a knot because of a recent Supreme Court decision which overturned a previous ruling. Apparently, his understanding of that concept is one never revisits prior decisions and their basis. Mr. Laurent, if that were correct, may I point out that Plessy vs.

Ferguson would be the law of the land, and not Brown vs.

Board of Education.

By the way, his gratuitous comments on Justice

Kavanaugh, and the court in general, serve as a fine example of the level civil discourse has sunk to.

Don Vose Naples

Toys

To The Editor: The Rev reminds me of a little kid with toys. His joy when he discovers a couple of words seems to know no bounds. In his latest missive, he has recycled a couple of his old favorites, fascism and autocracy.

It’s quite obvious that he has not read our Constitution, nor does he understand fascism.

Had he bothered to look up the definition of autocracy, it should have been readily apparent that that circumstance could not coexist with our Constitution’s system of checks and balances.

Similarly, fascism cannot coexist for the same reason.

Can anyone recall a conservative calling for the abolition of the Constitution?

The answer, of course, is no.

Ironically, while the left is LETTERS, Page 2B

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(Continued from Page 1B) smart enough to know better than to argue for the abolition of the Constitution, their solution is to “evolve” it. Herein lies the ultimate irony. While polemicists who aren’t very clear on word definitions rail about the “autocratic right,” it is the left stealthily building in that direction not in a literal sense for the Constitution blocks that, but in a frighten-

ing steady march to control and abolition of our civic and economic freedoms.

Our time-honored concept of limited government is being gradually eroded with the ultimate objective of its destruction by a bunch of Orwellian social engineers all the while lying to your face that you should fear conservatives. In the meantime, we are all bunch of frogs sitting in increasingly hot water awaiting a not very happy ending.

The left cares not a whit about democracy. Their

Public Notice

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The Town of Sebago Planning Board will hold the following Public Hearing on May 11, 2021, at 7 p.m. at the Sebago Town Office Building.

objective is to control you.

Don Vose Naples

Thanks for tribute

Thank you To The Editor: On behalf of the Schieferstein family, we would like to thank the Harrison Fire & Rescue, American Legion Unit 139, the U.S. Air Force, Chandler Funeral Home, Stella On The Square, Olde Mill Tavern and all of the family and friends who were part of the final tribute to Richard Craig Schieferstein. Our sincerest thanks.

Charlene Schieferstein Harrison

Not happy for cows

To The Editor: This Sunday, May 9, we celebrate Mother’s Day and the cherished bond between mother and child. Tragically, our dairy cows, world-wide icons of motherhood, never get to see or nurture their babies.

Newborn calves are torn from their mothers at birth and turned into veal cutlets, so we can drink their milk.

The grief-stricken mother cows bellow for days, calling in vain for their babies’ return.

Dairy cows spend their lives chained to concrete floors, with no access to the outdoors. Each year, they are impregnated artificially, to

Incivility, and Hate Speech To The Editor: An audacious roadside attraction of First Amendment profanity and bad decorum is on display at a residence no more than a quarter mile from Bridgton Hannaford. One can only speculate as to what the person who erected a large placard that merrily proclaims, “F--K BIDEN” was suggesting here. Was this a statement or ardor? Perhaps a carnal solicitation of coitus with the president? Might LETTERS, Page 3B

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Public Notice

Moshe Agam requests a Site Plan Review for the property located on Sebago Tax Map 29, Lot 10 (808 Sebago Rd.)

maintain their milk production, then milked by machines twice a day. When production drops, around four years of age, they are ground into hamburgers.

Dairy products are laden with cholesterol, saturated fats, hormones, pathogens, and antibiotics, leading to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Many people lack the enzyme for digesting dairy products.

This Mother’s Day let’s honor motherhood and compassion. Let’s replace the products of cow cruelty with delicious, healthful, eco-friendly nut and grainbased milk, cheese, and ice cream products offered by our supermarket.

Brandon Newcomb Bridgton

TOWN OF NAPLES Planning Board Meeting

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TOWN OF NAPLES

Selectboard Public Hearing & Meeting

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The Naples Select Board will hold a public hearing and meeting on Monday, May 10, 2021, at 6 p.m. in the Naples Town Gymnasium located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: 1. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will be presenting a proposal to remove all or part of the Edes Falls dam.

2. Liquor License Application – Naples Lobster Pound located at 171 Roosevelt Tr. 3. Liquor License Application – 8th Generation (DBA Brother Fleckers) located at 907 Roosevelt Tr. 4. Entertainment Permit Application – 8th Generation (DBA Brother Fleckers) located at 907 Roosevelt Tr. The public is welcome to attend (masks are required).

The Naples Planning Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 6 p.m. The meeting with be both in person at the Naples Town Gymnasium located at 15 Village Green Lane and via Zoom. On the agenda: 1. A Modification to a Major Subdivision Application submitted by Naples Mountainview Associates, Inc. (c/o Titcomb Associates) for the property located at Top Hill Road, Map R05 Lot 014.

2. An Amended Site Plan Application submitted by K.P. Gagnon Co, LLC (Lake Plaza Shopping Center) 447 Roosevelt Trail Map U04 Lot 01. This if for a proposed Aroma Joe’s Drive Thru.

3. A Minor Site Plan Review Application submitted

by Alan Keefe of Keefe’s Marine. October Road Map U35 Lots 11 & 12. This is for marine storage expansion.

Plans may be viewed online at www.townofnaples.org.

The public is welcome to attend in person (masks are required) or remotely via Zoom. To join via Zoom, please request the link by sending an email to the address below. If preferred, you may mail / email your remarks to Paula Miller, 15 Village Green Lane, Naples, ME 04055, pmiller@townofnaples.org. Signed submissions must be received by noon on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. 2T18

AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING CASCO PLANNING BOARD MAY 10, 2021 CASCO COMMUNITY CENTER 940 MEADOW ROAD 6:30 P.M. First Order of Business: • Call Meeting to Order • Determine a Quorum Old Business: • Approval of the Meeting Minutes April 12, 2021 New Business: • Major Subdivision Pre-Application 16 Acre lot on Meadow Road – 5 Lots, Applicant Ronald Willey, Represented by DM Roma Consulting Engineers • Amended Planning Board Rules and Meeting Protocols revised by Town Attorney for Review and Approval by Planning Board • Summary of Proposed Changes to the Aquifer Protection Overlay District – Revised by Town Attorney for Approval by the Planning Board Old Business: Additions: Next Meeting: June 14, 2021 Adjourn: 1T18

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May Day in Bridgton popular celebration (Continued from Page 1B) to old folk songs, just as our English ancestors had done.”

Likewise, the May, 1850 issue of the Adelphic Wreath, an early Lyceum paper of Bridgton Academy, notes that May Day was regularly celebrated in North Bridgton with the planting of new trees on the Academy grounds — and it must here be noted that some of the ancient maples which still adorn the BA campus date back to these celebrations.

For a better look at the South Bridgton festivities, the archive of the Bridgton Reporter furnishes many details; year after year it would begin in the morning at the general store, with raffles and public addresses, followed by a procession up Barker’s Hill, now Minister’s Hill, to “the Grove,” an old pine stand opposite the Peabody Farm, in the woods somewhere beside the Perley Farm, now Gyger Orchards. There a grand public feast would be held, with music and May Pole dances, and a “Queen of May” would be selected from all the single girls of the village, who would be showered in flowers and proclaimed that year’s most beautiful.

Another common occurrence was the creation of flower baskets, which would then be left at doors through town, particularly at the doors of loved ones. The Reporter notes one year, in their issue of May 4, 1860, in which “We found this (Wednesday) morning, a beautiful May-basket, filled with rare wild flowers, hanging upon our office door.

Thanks to the giver. (We take for granted that it was the gift of some young lady!) May her own life and character be, like her offerings, evidence and emblems of purity and truth.”

As to our actual article today, predating the advent of The Bridgton News by some 12 years, the Portland Weekly

Letters

(Continued from Page 2B) not “Bugger Biden” have been more aptly descriptive? Should 46 be wary of an imminent sexual assault the next time he unwittingly bends over to pick a dandelion for his wife? Or is this just some sophomoric expression of incivility and hatred on the part of the property owner, oblivious to passersby like myself — children among us — who are all offended? I suspect the latter. Were the placard to have proclaimed “Lynch Biden” the Secret Service would no doubt visit the property and the owner charged with an aggravated hate crime. As it is, there is a fine line here and the placard best come down for everyone’s benefit. Just saying.

Jon St. Laurent North Bridgton

ship award (The Glover Leadership Award). Carmen is a hero to Bridgton, as well as a personal hero. I can’t think of anyone more deserving. My congratulations for this well-deserved award.

Peter Bollen Bridgton

Reducing greenhouse gas

To The Editor: So, I heard on Fox News that President Biden may be banning meat to combat global warming. Then, I remembered that Colorado Democrat Governor Jared Polis had issued a similar proclamation last month.

My first reaction was, what kind of cockamamie idea will the Democrats cook up next. But then, I read the article they quoted, and it made a bit more sense.

Apparently, a University of Michigan research report found that replacing 50% of animal products with plantbased foods would prevent more than 1.6 billion tons of To The Editor: greenhouse gasses by 2030, I was not surprised that which is Biden’s target date Carmen Lone was select- for a 50% reduction in emised for this notable leader- sions.

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Advertiser takes us back to North Bridgton and the campus of Bridgton Academy for a May Day Celebration, as witnessed by their editor in 1858. This was “May-Day at North Bridgton.”

“Saturday, the first of May, was a delightful day, and brightly propitious for the May Festival, in which both villagers and students had united. The forenoon was spent in completing the arrangements, and at one o’clock the exercises of the day began with a walk on some of the beautiful roads diverging from the village. This could but be very pleasant. At 8 o’clock the ceremony of crowning the May Queen was performed. For this purpose a throne had been prepared, adorned not, like the throne of human rulers, with treasures wrung from unwilling subjects, and stained with blood, but rather decked with flowerets culled from Nature’s prolific bosom, and frost-defying evergreen.

A May Pole stood behind the throne, bedecked with banners, streamers, and festoons of flowers. The Queen of May, surrounded by her maids of honor, escorted by the North Bridgton Brass Band, with inspiring music, approached and took her place. The crown was presented by Mr. Bean, the Principal, in a neat and felicitous speech. Music followed, and then Mr. Poor, assistant teacher, replied for “her majesty” in a happy manner.

In the evening the Academy Hall, which had been trimmed with festoons of evergreens and suitable mottoes, was crowded. A table of refreshments, provided by the generosity of the citizens, had been spread, and tastefully arranged by the ladies. At the appointed hour the Queen, surrounded by her maids, assumed the throne. After prayer

by Rev. Edward Hawes, an address was delivered by Mr. Cyrus Stone of Jay, the associate Principal, which all conAnother article I found in The Guardian, argues that animal farming is a major driver of climate change, as well as air and water pollution, soil depletion, and destruction of wildlife habitats.

It’s possible that, in an environmentally sustainable world, we may eventually need to replace meat and other animal products

with vegetables, fruits and grains, just as we replace fossil fuels with wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources.

I may look and see what the Internet and my local supermarket have to offer in terms of plant-based meat products.

Booker Niland Bridgton

ceded to be excellent. Mr. Enoch Knight of Lovell, delivered the Poem. Refreshments were then served. Having thus attended to the wants of the body, the intellectual feast was resumed. Toasts and responsive speeches wiled away the hours, till near midnight. Thus happily passed May Day at North Bridgton. Long may teachers, students and villagers be spared to witness many such festal days.”

So, what you do think neighbor? Are such celebrations due for a timely return, or are they, like last year’s article on Fast Day, a relic only of “ye olden times,” and unlikely to ever see a resurgence again. I’d be curious to know how the public feels, especially given the dearth of public holidays experienced this last year. I don’t know about you, but after so long without a proper celebration, I’d be willing to give it a try!

Till next time!

Domestic violence awareness

(Continued from Page 1B) nizations to know how to help in safe and effective ways.

If you are worried about how your spouse, your partner, or someone you used to date is treating you; if you are concerned that a friend, a family member, a coworker, or someone else in your life is maybe being controlled or hurt by their partner; if you are struggling with the impacts of an abusive partner yourself and need some support, please call 1-866-834-4357, any time, 24 hours a day. 1-866-8344357.

You know, no one, no person, of any age, of any gender, should feel alone or unable to get the help they need.

Last week was Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Maine.

We called upon all Maine people to recommit to ensuring accessible and appropriate services for all victims of crime, especially those who have few avenues to justice.

Let’s all do our part to prevent domestic violence in our state and to keep our crime rate low as well and to improve our responses to all victims of crime so that they may find safety, justice, and peace of mind.

I feel so fortunate to be the Governor of this wonderful state, my home state. I feel fortunate to be alive. And I am grateful for the opportunity to carry on this work with so many legislators, advocates, and friends who are all determined to prevent another young person from falling under the spell of a dangerous person, and who are determined to make this state and this country a safer place for all.

Obituaries

Robert Champagne

Richard B. Edson Richard Bruce Edson, of Casco, passed peacefully in Bradenton, Fla., on February 17, 2021, with his wife of 46 years and his children by his side.

He is predeceased by his father George Edson, Casco, and his stepfather Donald Wyman, North Berwick.

Dick is lovingly survived and remembered by his wife, Roberta Merrill Edson, Casco, his son Jerred Edson and wife Christine, Limington; his grandsons Hunter and Tanner Edson, Limington; his daughter, Cressi Edson Hawthorne and husband Brad, Naples; his mother, Mary Edson Wyman, Portland; his brother, Robert Edson and wife Pam, Gray; his sister, Nancy Edson Leighton and husband Gary, Williamsburg, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

Richard was born in Portland on July 4, 1953, the first-born son of George and Mary Edson, Casco. He graduated from Lake Region High School in 1971 and went on to earn an associates degree in Marine Biology and Oceanography at SMCC in 1974. He and his family spent several years in Marlboro, N.Y., raising their family and making lifelong friends. He enjoyed the time spent on the Hudson River, doing environmental studies. After several years in New York the family returned to Dick’s hometown, Casco. Dick and Roberta recently retired to spend time in Bradenton, Fla., as their “snowbird” home.

Dick found joy in all things athletic. Whether playing sports like basketball when he was younger or watching live sporting events. His children cannot remember their father ever missing one of their games. He enjoyed sharing his “love of the game” with younger generations. Those who were blessed enough to receive his encouragement will have fond memories of his instruction such as “wrist-snap, spin-back and follow-through.”

A private family memorial time will be planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Lake Region High School Basketball Program, c/o Paul True, Athletic Director, In Memory of Richard B. Edson, 1877 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, ME 04055

Memorial Service

A graveside service for Robert Champagne, who passed away Jan. 3, 2021, will be held on Saturday, May 15 at 1:30 p.m., at Forest Hills Cemetery Annex on Kansas Road in Bridgton.

Covid-19 rules apply.

Bernice S. Radau Bernice Sophie Radau, 91, passed away on April 26, 2021, Bernice was born on January 23, 1930, in the Bronx, N.Y., to Anna Podlewski Friedrichsen and George Friedrichsen. She is survived by her loving husband, Gunther Radau, her daughters: Heide Lock (Gene), and Wendy Ruocco, five grandchildren: Evan Lock (Kristen), Diana Lock Pham (Brian), Laura Ruocco, Bobby Ruocco and Jenna Ruocco; two great-grandchildren: Addison and Brennan Lock.

Bernice was a loving wife to Gunther for just under 70 years. She worked beside him for over 25 years at their deli and catering business in the Bronx, the Silver Beach Deli. Over the years they made their home in the Bronx, N.Y., New Port Richey, Fla., Naples, Maine, and New Bern, N.C. Bernice and Gunther first met in 1939 in Germany. They were friends, sweethearts and finally spouses, and they were together for all but about five years from the time they met. She was a member of the Wieland Lodge 714 Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Bernice enjoyed antiquing, going to auctions, knitting, golfing, stained glass work, painting, and most of all being home with her family. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Bernice will be forever missed by her family and friends.

The family thanks Crystal Coast Hospice House for their warmth and professionalism and Cotten Funeral Home for handling the arrangements. A memorial service and burial will be held at a later date.

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‘Quick’ basics

SCORE is presenting “Quickbooks Basic for Small Business” free, online four days this month from 6 to 9 p.m.

Days include: Monday, May 10; Wednesday, May 12; Monday, May 17; and Wednesday, May 19.

Short description: QuickBooks is recognized as the #1 accounting solution for small businesses to help with your invoicing, tracking sales and expenses, and handling your bookkeeping requirements for tax preparation. If you are a first-time user or just need hands-on help with your questions, this is the online workshop for you. To complete the course, you must register for all four sessions For more information and to register: https://oxfordhills.score.org/content/takeworkshop-117

Free clothes at Table

NORWAY — The Table is delighted to offer free clothing on Saturdays in May from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Each Saturday, there will be a different selection of clothing to choose from.

The schedule of selection is as follows: • May 8, infant through children size 12 TABLE, Page 6B

Area events

Spike in growing (Continued from Page 5A) the biggest problem lies in the supply chain rather than with customers buying everything.

“Everything is selling really well. The variety is not there. We may have had 800 options now we have 10,” Burger said.

“Seeds — we haven’t had problems with seeds” being available for customers, she said.

“We’ve managed to get ahead of the curve. We have ordered from multiple sources to makeup for deficits,” she said.

“Trucking seems to be the issue. Lots of businesses that we work with are having difficulty hiring so not being able to load the product on the trucks has slowed down delivery.

The supply chain is impacted— that’s what we are hearing from our vendors,” she said.

While the national supply chain might be challenging, at least the weather has been cooperative — prompting people TIME TO UNWRAP THE QUEEN — A docked and partially wrapped Songo River to think about gardening.

“Since we had early spring, it’s been busy. Normally we Queen II rides Sunday afternoon’s waves on Long Lake waiting for the excursionists don’t have a spring that starts in March. This year we did. to return. (Photo by Suzanne Richard) People wanted to get at stuff earlier than usual. We weren’t ready because it was a month early,” she said. “People are really anxious to get out there.”

5th Annual Veterans and Military Cruise Monday, May 31, 2021 4 – 5:30 p.m. Rain or Shine

NAPLES — The Naples Lions Club will present the fifth annual Memorial Day Free Cruise for veterans and active duty military personnel on Monday, May 31, on the Songo River Queen II from 4 to 5:30 p.m. (rain or shine) to honor and pay tribute for your time served in the United States military.

Veterans or active duty service men or women and their immediate family board for free. Please inquire, in advance, if additional guests are desired.

Lions are taking reservations and are limiting the number of attendees this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. All attendees must present proof of COVID-19 vaccination and wear a facemask in order to board the vessel.

Please bring an ID or documentation to show active or prior military involvement. Boarding begins one hour before departure. Organizers hope you will come and enjoy a leisurely cruise along beautiful Long Lake. Complimentary snacks will be served. A snack bar and cash cocktail bar will also be available on board.

Advance reservations are highly recommended. Secure your seat(s) as follows: • Search on the web for “Naples Maine Lions Club” and click on Vet Cruise tab.

• In person or call the Naples Public Library (207-693-6841) • In person or call the Naples American Legion Post #155 (207-693-6285) For more information or to make a reservation call: Rolanda Leary at 207-6277117 or Dave Gerrish, Event Coordinator, at 207-693-6854 or e-mail: atozdave@ yahoo.com.

Art Group ready for season Friday Reception

demonstrations, and special trips sponsored by the WMAG, visit westNORWAY — The Western Maine ernmaineartgroup.org and Facebook, Art Group continues its spring season Main Street Gallery. Its galleries are with a Friday Reception, May 7 from free and open to the public.

5 to 7 p.m. The reception will be held in the backyard of the Main Street Self-portrait exhibit Gallery, 426 Main Street, in Norway.

The Western Maine Art Group The gallery exhibits the work of fine begins its 2021 season of exhibits at artists and artisans living and workthe Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main ing in western Maine.

Street, Norway with its very first The featured artists for May are exhibit of Self Portraits.

Suzie Bottomley, who creates wonThese portraits by group memderfully handcrafted jewelry, and her niece, Ashley Bottomley, a photogra- bers and other local artists may be pher capturing local landscape scenes representational, stylized, whimsical, caricature or abstract but, in all cases, and studies of people.

A refreshment tent will be set up surprising and delightful.

The show opens Friday, May outside to help provide a safe recep21, from 5 to 7 p.m., with opening tion and allow guests to view the remarks at 6 p.m. by exhibit curator artists’ work inside in small numbers in accordance with CDC guidelines. Jud Pealer and a brief talk by artist The Main Street Gallery is open Michael Everett about the history of Wednesdays through Fridays from 11 the self-portrait. The show will cona.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 tinue on Saturday, May 22, at noon, and subsequent Fridays, Saturdays a.m. to 2 p.m.

Please join the Western Maine and Sundays through June 12, from Art Group in celebrating this event. noon to 3 p.m.

The Western Maine Art Group’s For more information, art classes,

mission is to provide opportunities for artists and artisans, to provide broad community access to original arts, and to partner with others to create a prosperous cultural environment in Western Maine.

For more information, art classes, demonstrations, and special events sponsored by the WMAG visit westernmaineartgroup.org and Facebook.

The galleries, Main Street Gallery and the Matolcsy Art Center, are free and open to the public.

Seed starting tips

(Continued from Page 5A) line of plants and when to start seeds indoors that is available online.

B-News: Some people have heat lamps for starters — are those necessary or do sunlit windows work?

Donovan: Growing seedlings in sunny windows is not recommended for a couple reasons. In Maine we still have shortened daylight, and we often have days that are cloudy or rainy (or snowy). Also, while the days may be warm, the nights can still be quite chilly which is definitely not conducive to happy and healthy plants. The best way to start seeds indoors is to use supplemental lighting. A great source for guidance is Bulletin number 2751 titled “Starting Seeds At Home” from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service, which is available online. The document provides information about using fluorescent lights, LED lights, grow lights, and also how to build a lighting system.

Again, the document is available online.

B-News: Where do you recommend people go to purchase seeds and gardening supplies?

Donovan: We have so many good places here in Maine that I do not have a specific recommendation. The only comment I have is that buyers should make sure the seed packet says that the seeds are dated for 2021. Also, there are organic and non-organic seeds. Regarding supplies, the only recommendation I have is to buy from local businesses as much as possible.

B-News: What should people do to keep soil from getting too moist or too dry for seeds to germinate?

Donovan: Seedlings should be watered thoroughly and then not again when they are almost dry. Watering too much might result in the growth of fungus.

B-News: Is there a way to remedy seeds that won’t germinate?

Donovan: The best way to promote germination is to use a sterile, soilless mix. There are seed-starting mixes that can be purchased, or it is also possible to prepare your own. Personally, there are other things I would rather be doing and so I choose the easy way. I purchase a prepared mix. The only caution I have is that garden soil should not be used as it may contain weeds or pathogens. It also compacts more than prepared mixes. And then there is the pH thing… a very important thing that I learned the hard way. You may also notice that prepared mixes tend to repel water and so the Maine Cooperative Extension guidance is to use warm water in the mix when planting the seeds “… until it is uniformly moist, but not oversaturated.” To keep the soil moist during seed germination it is advised that the growing container be covered with a clear plastic dome or with clear plastic.

There are several reasons that some seeds will not germinate. These include overwatering, underwatering, too cold, too hot, not enough air circulation. The best chance to have successful germination is to ensure a good growing environment. Another important factor about growing successful seedlings is that the first set of leaves that emerge from the soil are called the cotyledons. The cotyledons are actually part of the seed and serve as a source of food for the seedling. The next leaves will look different form the cotyledons and are called “true leaves.” When the seedling SEEDS, Page 7B

This week’s puzzle theme:

Fictional Fathers

ACROSS 1. Like Annapolis Academy 6. Pine juice 9. One in a manger 13. Like a good athlete 14. Modern address 15. Printer cartridge contents 16. Cate Blanchett’s movie “____ on a Scandal” 17. 2nd largest living bird in world 18. U in UV 19. *HonorÈ de Balzac’s “Le PËre ____” 21. *Nemo’s dad, named after a sport fish 23. “____ of the morning!”

24. Seaside bird 25. Tax accounting specialist, acr.

28. Back of the neck 30. Chew the fat 35. Country dance formation 37. Greek goddess of fertility 39. Waterwheel 40. *Drunk and, incidentally, Huck Finn’s Pap 41. Metallic sounding 43. Quite a stretch 44. Place to dry out 46. Like the White Rabbit 47. Dr. Robert Bruce Banner’s green alter ego 48. Sun-____ 50. Toothy wheel 52. Bad-mouth 53. Made a rug

55. Low-____ image 57. *Simba’s father in “The Lion King” 60. *Luke’s and Leia’s father 63. Golfer’s sun protection 64. Romanian monetary unit 66. Introverted one 68. Follow as a consequence 69. Pooh’s wise friend 70. Territory in China known as Las Vegas of Asia 71. Young woman 72. *”That ‘70s Show” dad 73. One-room school house “notebook” DOWN 1. A Bobbsey twin 2. Awestruck 3. *The Godfather’s given name 4. Heads-up 5. Wound 6. Cooking grease 7. Hammer holder?

8. D’Artagnan’s hat decoration 9. Weevil’s target 10. Not in favor of 11. Capital of Switzerland 12. Chapter in history 15. As opposed to turn-off 20. 1960s abstractionism 22. Rainbow shape 24. Like ones between 13 and 19 years old 25. *Griswold family patri-

arch 26. Mushroom caps 27. Egyptian symbol of life, pl.

29. *Jay is to Claire as ____ is to Haley 31. Flood survivor 32. Father of psychoanalysis Sigmund 33. Garlicky mayonnaise 34. *Both father in “Mary Poppins” and father in

“Father of the Bride” 36. Unfledged hawk 38. Casino chip 42. Pine 45. ____ of dog!

49. “I ____” at the altar 51. Middle Earth and Kingdom of the North, e.g.

54. Courage in the face of danger

56. Smokeless tobacco brand 57. Short skirt 58. It was Brezhnev’s domain 59. Unplayable baseball 60. Old in Scottish

61. Cuzco valley empire 62. Straight pour from the bottle 63. Chill in front of TV, with ‘out’ 65. Ovine mom 67. Beluga yield

Solutions on Page 3B

Country Living

May 6, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 5B

Bridgton Public Library receives grant

$3,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents to Support Workforce Development LIONS DONATE TO BRIDGE CROSSING PROJECT — Bridgton Lions Club president, John Schuettinger (right) presents a $1,500 check to Caroline McCarthy, Assistant Director of Bridge Crossing, at the entry of the newly purchased academy center, currently being renovated, on Nulty Street in Bridgton. The grant will be used to purchase the “Artie Davis Memorial Buddy Bench,” which will be placed at the entrance of the new classroom facility. The proposed bench will honor the memory of Davis, who served the agency for 16 years as Direct Care Counselor. At left is Lions Club secretary, Eric Nelson, who presented Ms. McCarthy with an appreciation certificate as guest speaker at the club’s recent Zoom meeting.

INDUCTION NIGHT — Rotary Club President Julie Forbes inducts four new Rotarians at the April 29 ceremony. Pictured left to right are John Eliason, Aaron Hagan, Julie Forbes, Cathy Pinkham and Carol Rothenberg.

Four New Rotarians

Four of the BridgtonLake Region Rotary Club’s eight new members over the past 1.5 years, whose inductions were postponed, were celebrated with an induction ceremony led by Club President Julie Forbes on Thursday, April 29, at 5:30 p.m. at Stella’s on the Square in Bridgton.

New members received their pins and badges and other Rotary paraphernalia, including aprons, t-shirts, masks, Clynk Bags and Rotary literature.

New inductees include: John Eliason is a dentist; Aaron Hagan is a banker; Cathy Pinkham is the local Health Officer; and Carol Rothenberg is a retired

educator and environmental activist. All are new to Rotary except Dr. Eliason, who joined the South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club 20 years ago and transferred to the local Club after moving full time to Harrison last year.

Still to be officially inducted are Peter Wright and Amy Dugas of Bridgton Hospital, Elizabeth Gemme of Norway Savings Bank and Joanne Cohn, a retired hospital administer. Peter Wright and Joanne Cohn are long time Rotarians who have moved to the area. Amy and Elizabeth are new to Rotary.

“It is such an honor to welcome new Rotarians into

our club. It is a great time to be a Rotarian. We have been able to be very active in the community during the past year,” Forbes said. “Also, this year, we are embarking on new projects related to the environment, having just formed an environmental committee. The committee’s goals are to partner with other organizations, to engage in family friendly activities and to make efforts to enjoy outside events in the lakes area, from roadside trash pickup to trail maintenance. Contact us at LakeRegionRotary@ gmail.com to find out about upcoming activities.”

Check out the Club’s website at LakeRegionRotary. com and the Facebook Page.

Bridgton Public Library has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that helps library workers better serve their small and rural communities.

The competitive award comes with a $3,000 grant that will help the library work with local nonprofits and agencies to support Workforce and Small Business Development.

“We are so proud to be chosen for this amazing opportunity to participate in a nation-wide program to support local communities,” said Library Director Amy Stone. “This grant will allow our library to know our residents better and help us build a happier and healthier community for our families.”

As part of the grant, Bridgton Public Library staff will take an online course in how to lead conversations, a skill vital to library work today. Staff will then host a conversation with residents about workforce development and small business needs and use the grant funds to better coordinate and share resources As we know, the economy and the nature of work impacts every facet of life. By working together, we can identify workforce training and small business development needs and resources in our community to develop a stronger and better network for families in the Bridgton area.

All Month Kids Culture To-Go: Farm to Table Seed Tape Storytime Activities To-Go Adult To-Go: Vegetable and Flower Seeds

Meetings and Book Groups Tuesday, May 11, Friends of Bridgton Library meeting, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

(Zoom) Wednesday, May 12, Nonfiction Book Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m. (Zoom) discussing The Pale-Faced Lie by David Crow Tuesday, May 18, Board of Trustees meeting, 7 to 8 p.m. (Zoom) Wednesday, May 26, Bookies Book Group, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) discussing Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Special Events Thursday, May 27, Chamber After Hours in the Courtyard, 5 to 7 p.m.

If you are interested in getting involved or taking part in the conversation, please contact Amy Stone at bridgtonlibrary@ gmail.com, or visit www.bridgtonlibrary. org for more information.

Since 2014, ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities initiative has re-imagined the role libraries play in supporting communities. Libraries of all types have utilized free dialogue and deliberation training and resources to lead community and campus forums; take part in anti-violence activities; provide a space for residents to come together and discuss challenging topics; and have productive conversations with civic leaders, library trustees and staff.

Diabetes program at hospital The outpatient diabetes self-management program, informing and empowering those with diabetes to live well and effectively manage the disease, will be held in May at Bridgton Hospital.

Class dates will be: Wednesday, May 19; Monday, May 24; and Wednesday, May 26. Classes will be from 1 to 3 p.m. in the BHPG Administration Conference Room.

During the classes, participants will cover: • An overview of diabetes, complications, hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, and hypoglycemia • Medications for diabetes • Diabetes process and treatment options • Goal setting and problem-solving • Nutrition management: meal plans, carbohydrate counting, cooking tips, dining out guidelines and much more.

For more information, to make an appointment or sign up for the program, call 647-6064.

— Guest Artist —

Jeremiah Gill at Gallery 302

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Bridgton Public Library’s calendar for May:

ombining reality and imagination, the oil paintings of Jeremiah Gill will be the first guest artist exhibit to be featured at Gallery 302 this season.

Jeremiah enhanced his drawing skills at the University of Rochester, and then graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut. He further developed his natural ability to draw by studying technical drawing at Southern Maine Technical College. He was featured at the Island Art Gallery (Kennedy Studios) on Martha’s Vineyard, where his work was displayed and sold until COVID-19 disrupted the gallery.

Jeremiah paints for the pleasure of capturing the feeling of beauty and energy that exists — in people, at the ocean, in the mountains or desert. The idea for a painting comes when he experiences an “aha” moment, but once the painting begins to develop Jeremiah looks into it like it is a real world and pays less attention to what is “out there.” Intent on capturing that fleeting feeling he alters whatever is necessary to achieve it, and often adds things to clarify that feeling, perhaps boats or horses or wildlife or people.

He states, “Big vistas, cozy cottages, shady nooks, they can all entrance us

when the light is right and we suddenly awaken. Painting that moment when I feel ‘Ooohh’ is what keeps me excited.

Being able to share it with others is a joy, and when I hang it in my home it is like a permanent window into that beauty that I so loved!”

The exhibit will be on view at Gallery 302 (112 Main Street, Bridgton) from Saturday, May 8 through June 18. Gallery hours are Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 12 to 4 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In lieu of a reception, an online interview with Jeremiah will be aired on Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m. on the Gallery 302 Facebook page and can be seen there at any time going forward by clicking the Videos button.

For more information about the gallery, visit gallery302.com.

Left, Jeremiah Gill painting at Portland Head; top, Outlaw Mountain, NM; bottom, Crystal Meltwater, Glen Ellis Falls, NH.

Area birth

Archer Everett Douglass, son of Nicolette Wheeler and Scott Douglass of Bridgton, was born on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 8:10 a.m. at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. Archer weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. He joins siblings Bronwyn Douglass (age 14), Conner Douglass (13) and Wyatt Douglass (6).

Maternal grandparents: Melissa Wheeler and Theodore Wheeler of Harrison.

Paternal grandparents: Anissa and Kevin Roberts of Brunswick; Dean Douglass and Annie Murch of Fryeburg.

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• May 22, men and older boys • May 29, women and older girls (Continued from Page 4B) The Table is located at • May 15, women and 160 Main Street in Norway older girls

Country Living (across the road for the hospital). All CDC protocols will be in place which limits the number of people in the building at a time.

Customers will be

required to wear a mask, answer COVID-19 symptoms questions and give their name and phone number for contact tracing.

Anyone liking to donate

clothing to The Table’s clothing ministry may drop off clothes at The Table on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 1 to 5 p.m.

For more informa-

tion, you may e-mail A-J Alexander, director, at aaturnleft3@gmail.com putting the Table in the memo line or by text at 207-4613093.

Classified Advertising ATTENTION

Classified line ads are now posted on our website at NO EXTRA CHARGE! www.bridgton.com

HELP WANTED

ASSISTANT FACILITIES DIRECTOR — Camp Mataponi, Naples looking for full-time yearround team member with skills in either plumbing or carpentry. Starting at $16 per hour based on experience. Includes health and 401k plans. Call Steve Jordan 207-3183079 tf14 HIRING SEASONAL STAFF — at Camp Tapawingo. Positions include: maintenance, kitchen helpers, cooks, nanny, horseback riding instructor, tennis instructor, sailing instructor and other watersports.

Start dates vary per position. Pay varies by position and experience.

To learn more contact JD at 207256-8106.

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HOUSEKEEPER — needed, 40-60 hours per week for summer camp in Naples. Excellent job for the person who takes pride in cleaning done right. Must be experienced, dependable and able to handle rigorous work. Good salary and meals provided. If you have a “can do” attitude and good references, call Ed to learn about joining our dedicated team: 207-693-6414 or apply online at www.skylemar. com.

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MAINTENANCE WORKER — needed to join our outstanding team at Camp Skylemar in Naples.

Carpentry, landscaping, plumbing, janitorial, lawncare, etc. Lots of physical work involved — lifting, climbing ladder, crawling under buildings. 40 hours per week now, with overtime hours June-August.

Competitive salary (dependent on experience). Delicious meals provided. We seek a loyal, qualified, dedicated worker to be a part of our happy and hardworking summer family. Background check and own transportation required. Call Ed at 207-693-6414 or apply online at www.skylemar.com.

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$20/HOUR — cleaning bathrooms in Naples. Full or part-time. Call 207-693-6414.

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REDS FIREWOOD — by the cord any amount. 124 State Park Rd. Naples, ME 04055. 207-6156342. Philmorton57@gmail.com.

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JESUS IS LORD — new and used auto parts. National locator.

Most parts 2 days. Good used cars.

Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30

8’X8 SWIM RAFT ­­— Red cedar with ladder, like new, Long Lake, best acceptable offer. Call or text 207-329-7215.

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DENMARK ­— Free goat/sheep manure. 373 W. Main St. or call 452-2772.

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ARIES — Landscaping & Maintenance. Looking for part-time/fulltime help. Call 461-1539. 4t17x FOOD SERVICE HELPERS — and dishwashers needed for Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden, Maine.

Full time. Mid-June through midAugust. Contact Ellen DonohueSaltman at ellen@encore-coda.com

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1069 Main Street, Lovell, ME 04051 Phone: 207-925-6272 Fax 207-925-1710

Town of Lovell Public Works Department

SEASONAL HELP WANTED

Full-time and part-time weather permitting. Applications available at Lovell Town Office Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

For more information call 207-925-6272 or 207-925-1010 2T17CD

NIGHT WATCHMAN — Security Guard needed in Naples, June 1-September 1. Potential for maintenance work beginning now.

Must have good references, be willing to work nights independently, and have a strong yet friendly character. Excellent salary plus meals.

Warm, family-oriented atmosphere with management who appreciates you! Call Ed at 207-693-6414 or apply online at www.skylemar. com.

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Office assistant 5 days a week, weekends required $15/hour. Contact information@winonacamps. com 207-647-3721.

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WOOD SHOP TEACHER — needed for summer camp, full-time June 15-July 31. Ideal position for retiree who enjoys working with children. Call Ed at 207-693-6414 or apply online at www.skylemar. com.

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LITTLE GUYS FIREWOOD — Cut, split, delivered. Prompt delivery. 603-960-2537 or 9356302. Fryeburg area $210 cord, over 20 miles add $10.

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ARE YOU LOOKING — for a fun place to work? Do you want to be more involved in your community? The MSAD 72 School District in Fryeburg, Maine, has a variety of anticipated and current positions available! We are an E.O.E. See our website www.msad72.org for specifics and to learn how to apply.

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$5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46

CREW LEADERS — Do you have leader abilities? Are you looking for health insurance benefits, 401k, employee ownership and much, much more? Visit: Q-Team. com/Benefits today. tf51

WORK WANTED

LOOKING FOR — Houses or Camps to paint for the 2021 season.

Fully-insured. Free estimates. 33 years experience. Dirigo Custom Painting. 743-9889.

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Positions Available!

Full-time CRMA – Day Shift (7 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Full-time CRMA – Evening Shift (3 p.m.-11 p.m.)

Full-time PSS/CNA – Evening Shift (3 p.m.-11 p.m.)

Full-time CRMA – Night Shift (11 p.m.-7 a.m.)

$500 sign-on bonus.

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Please give Sally a call 207-239-9018.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Assistant Facilities Director Camp Mataponi in Naples, Maine is looking for a full-time, year-round team member with skills in either Plumbing or Carpentry. Starting pay $16.00/hour or more based on experience.

Job includes health benefits and 401k plan.

To Apply: Call Steve Jordan – 207-318-3079

NOW HIRING

EXCAVATION LABORER

HELP WANTED

LAKE REGION SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS (WILLING TO TRAIN)

Bus Drivers, Custodians, & Food Service Workers On call/Flexible hours For more information, please call Andrew Madura Director of Transportation, Facilities & Food Service at 207-693-6467

• Experience not required • Applicants must be hard working, reliable, and safety minded We offer extremely competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package including: Company paid Health and Dental Insurances, Retirement plan with Employer Match Program, Uniforms, Paid holidays and vacation time.

For more information or to request an application Contact Rebecca at (207)452-2157 or rebecca@khiellogging.com

Deadline: Open until positions are filled EOE

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY Certified Paraoptometric Coder

PREMIUM HARDWOOD MIX

GREEN: $225/cord GREEN: SEMI-SEASONED:

$225/cord $275/cord 22 cord cord minimum minimum

Call 207-647-8821 or apply on Indeed.com

Henry’s Concrete Construction is looking to hire for a few positions: concrete laborer, concrete floor finisher, and Class B boom truck operator.

Please DO NOT respond if you: are unable to set your alarm, text out sick once a week, have to find a ride to work, or think checking social media every five minutes is part of your daily tasks.

DO REPLY if you are a dependable hard worker that doesn’t whine, is able to be part of a team that provides quality work, you don’t mind working 50+ hours a week earning great pay, staying fit and getting a great tan and have a never give up attitude.

CAMP & CANOE RENTAL Rt. 160, Brownfield Bridge, Brownfield, ME 04010 207-540-4979 www.riverruncanoe.com

Applications are being accepted for Summer full-time and part-time positions • Camp and canoe maintenance • Canoe shuttle drivers • Office receptionist • Camp security Call 207-540-4979 for information.

Paraoptometric Coder Internship Insurance Billing and Coding / Receptionist Career Opportunity without the expense of College

Camp Cedar in Casco has two openings for full-time secretarial positions Seasonal summer position

If you have a high school diploma, and interest in medical sciences with good math skills, a desire to work in the medical field, and motivated to learn, consider applying for this unique program.

Start date June 14th to August 20th (dates are negotiable)

Job Requirements:

40+ hours, evenings and weekends are required.

Excellent communications and clerical skills.

Computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, use of Pitney Bowes postage machine, fax machine and photo copier.

Familiar with Campminder system a plus.

Must be able to pass a Criminal background check.

Job description but not limited to:

Greeting visitors in our main office.

Answering incoming calls as well as making outgoing calls.

Accurately taking messages and redirecting calls when appropriate.

Attention to detail and maintain confidentiality.

Assist other staff with projects, photocopying and other tasks.

Preparing out-going mail and sorting in-coming mail.

Please call Lori at 207 776-8104 and leave a message or e-mail loridecesere@gmail.com

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ­— cleaned up or cleaned out, my trailer is 7x12. Call Chuck’s Maintenance 743-9889.

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Must be physically able to lift, load and unload canoes on and off canoe trailers independently.

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DENMARK HOUSE PAINTING — Since 1980. Interior and exterior painting. Free estimates. Call John Mathews 452-2781. tf40x

Please call or text 207-557-2801

If you enjoy the outdoors this may be the position for you.

Requirements include a valid driver’s license with a minimum age of 18.

Please contact us by phone 207-935-2369 or e-mail info@sacorivercanoe.com.

DK PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — Property watch/caretaking.

Mowing, trimming, tree/brush removal. Light tractor work, gravel/ stone, driveway repair. Snow removal, roofs, decks, walkways.

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needs an honest, energetic and reliable person to work 2-3 days.

Saco River Canoe & Kayak in Fryeburg, Maine, is currently seeking individuals looking for full and part-time work.

FOR RENT

COMMERCIAL/RETAIL — space for lease/rent, 240 Main St., Bridgton. Small standalone building on Main St. Great for salon or retail space. $1,400 plus utilities includes on and off street parking.

Call for details 781-963-0100.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

KIMBALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — Spring cleanup, Bark mulch, loam, aggregates installed.

Brush removal, chipping available and more. Fully Insured. Call 207-5958321 6t14x

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SALLY’S HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES

Full and Part-time Help Wanted

DRIED FIREWOOD — Dried twelve months. Selling seasoned hardwood year-round. One cord $265, cut, split, delivered. Call 207-595-5029; 207-583-4113. maineseasonedfirewood.com

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Internship Summary • Six-month work/study offering on-the-job training and education program • opportunity for permanent employment as a Paraoptometric • National Certification opportunity after six months (CPO) • Internship compensation • Career opportunity in the Eye Care field as a Certified Paraoptometric Coder (would need to commit to two-year program) Application Details – Due Date: May 15, 2021 Include the following required information • Letter of Interest • Resume • Three letters of recommendation • Internship start date: June 1, 2021 E-mail to: info@fergusonoptometry.com attn: Mary or Brittany N. Scott Ferguson, OD, Fryeburg, Maine

LOGGING • CHIPPING EXCAVATION

Now HIrING forwarder operator

Experience operating forestry equipment is required. Applicants must also have a clean driving record and strong work ethic.

Low Bed trUCK drIVer

Applicants must possess a valid Class A CDL, a clean driver's record, and a minimum of 2 years' experience moving heavy equipment.

We offer competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package that includes health and dental insurances, retirement program with company match, uniforms, and paid holidays and vacations.

Contact rebecca at 207-452-2157 or rebecca@khiellogging.com to request an application or for more information.

Country living

Seeds

(Continued from Page 4B) has grown enough to see one or two sets of “true leaves” then it is time to plant them into larger containers.

B-News: What do you think about using cardboard egg cartons for a seed starter tray? Any other suggestions?

Donovan: I have read about using egg cartons to start seeds, but have never done it myself. As I read a few reliable sources, the main principles are the same. Make sure there is good drainage and use a sterile mixture and don’t overwater or underwater.

B-News: What is the most common problem that novice gardeners run into when it comes to starting seeds indoors?

Donovan: The most common mistake is overwatering. Of that I have been guilty. I actually note on a calendar when I water a plant in my house so that my plants do not experience drought or pooling. There is a problem called “damping-off” that is caused by a fungus that can develop in warm, moist environments.

It can be identified by a rot that occurs at the base of the seedling stem that results in the plant collapsing.

Again, using a sterile soilless mix and watering the plant thoroughly and then waiting until it is almost dry before watering again gives the seedling its best chance.

B-News: Which seeds should NOT be started indoors?

Donovan: For this answer I referred to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin 2751.

The advice is based on the fact that some seedlings do not do well when transplanted. These include beans, beets, carrots, corn, peas, spinach, lettuce, turnips, and zucchini.

B-News: Do you recommend soil testing? Where?

Donovan: I always recommend soil testing before planting. When I built my home here in Bridgton, I did not have a lawn put in because I am not fond of mowing. For my back yard I thought it would be really nice to grow low-bush blueberries for myself and for the birds. I purchased 6 plants (not inexpensive, at least for my budget) and planted them in my soil.

Sadly, they did not produce any berries. To be totally honest, they died. When I asked someone at a nursery what I may have done wrong, I was asked about the pH of my soil. I think my response was something like “The what of my soil?”

As I now know, blueberries thrive in acidic soil. A subsequent soil test revealed that my soil was 7.0 (not acidic). Those beautiful plants would have had a much better chance at survival if I had performed a soil test and applied amendments based on the recommendations from the soil lab before diving in!

The University of Maine Analytical Lab and Maine Soil Testing Service will test a sample of your soil that you can send to them in a box they provide. The soil sample test will record the nutrient levels, the pH, the amount of organic matter, and recommendations for nutrients to be added as well as fertilizer needed and which formula to use. While the soil test purchased at gar-

dening center can measure pH and some nutrients, I have really benefitted from the analysis performed by the Maine Cooperative Extension as I can speak directly with them and they will tell me exactly what I must due to fix my soil.

The phone number is 207581-3591 and the website is https://umaine.edu/soiltestinglab/ The cost is $18.00 After receiving the results of my soil test (every three years), I am in the process of planting perennial beds that should thrive in my soil.

In addition to enjoying the many colors afforded by perennials, I also have the goal of supporting pollinators (bees, butterflies, moths, etc) which have been shown to be decreasing. The bees are especially needed to pollinate the garden. And, now that I have learned during the master gardener volunteer classes about the importance of planting flowers native to Maine that support pollinators, I am focused on planting seeds and plants that are native to Maine. Lawns do not support pollinators, and the herbicides and pesticides are the enemies of pollinators It may be of interest to readers that the Maine Cooperative Extension has established a Pollinator-Friendly Garden Certification Program. There is an application form at https://extension.umaine. edu/gardening/pollinatorgarden-certification/ The major requirement is that 70% of the plants in the area being certified are native to Maine. There are many sources to assist in the determination which plants/ flowers are native to Maine.

Last year I counted 17 bees on one plant. It was a joyful moment!

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M&D Production offers two more dates of the “virtual showing” of Slow Food, this Saturday and Sunday, May 8-9.

M&D presents Slow Food NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — M&D Productions presents the “virtual showing” of Wendy MacLeod’s Slow Food for two more dates, this Saturday and Sunday, May 8-9.

Tickets can be purchased online at MDPlayhouse.com for $19.99 for the May 8 show, and “pay what you can” (minimum $9.99) for May 9.

Filmed live on stage at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse, Slow Food is about a vacationing couple (Glynn Cosker and Tracy Cosker) celebrating their anniversary at a Greek restaurant in Palm Springs — but will the marriage survive the service?

As a needy waiter (Mark Sickler) insinuates his way into their meal, and their lives, the couple examines their past and their future together. Playwright Wendy MacLeod brings a tender comedy that delves deeply into what we hunger for.

Cast: Tracy Cosker as Irene; Glynn Cosker as Peter; Mark Sickler as the waiter; Christine Thompson, directing; Meg Simone, filming and editing.

M&D will present the following 2021 season lineup: July 1-18, Xanadu, The Musical

Aug. 5-22, Steel Magnolias Sept. 9-26, Clue Onstage Oct. 14-24, Veronica’s Room Dec. 2-19, A Christmas Carol Show dates are subject to change pending future CDC Covid-19 guidelines.

Website: MDPlayhouse.com

ARIES Landscaping & property Maintenance All aspects for your peace of mind.

Mowing, Raking, Spring & Fall cleanups.

Plowing & Sanding. Just ask.

Cell: 207-461-1539 | H: 207-452-4057 JOHN ALLEN — FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED —

Green Firewood $225 per Cord When You’re Away

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HELP WANTED SPRING & SUMMER

Property Care & Management

SERVICES

Richard Lewis Storm Damage • Security Heat • Lights • Plants Home Check

Minimum two cords for delivery.

Order online at westernmainetimberlands.com or call 207-925-1138

E-mail: Ricklewis2011@hotmail.com Cell: 207-415-4476

Auto Body Collision & Painting Tires • Car & Truck Accessories

YOUR LOCAL

Ask for David Allenson 207-693-3988

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CLEANING SERVICES

DENTAL SERVICES

HEATING Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

INSURANCE Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

Dale McDaniel, Owner Phone: 207-647-8134 Fax: 207-647-4314 487 Portland Rd., Bridgton, ME 04009

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CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS

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Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452

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Utility • Box • Cargo • Snowmobile • 5th Wheel . . . Us on …most any kind. Lights – Brakes – Hubs & More!

PLUMBING & HEATING

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING

Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436

Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546

Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423

SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Bliss & Associates Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Organic lawn & garden maintenance Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch Snowplowing & sanding 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com

Surveying, Land Planning 693 Main St., Lovell 207-925-1468 blissinc@fairpoint.net Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land info services – Surveys Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS Over 10,000 surveys on file

TREE SERVICE Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully-insured Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474

VETERINARY Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244

WINDOW TREATMENTS Bolsters Decorating Center Custom window treatments Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202 Universal Designz Window Treatments – Upholstery Slip Covers – 207-754-0730 www.UniversalDesignzMaine.com

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Oberg Insurance Mountain View Dentistry Auto, Home, Business, Life Dr. Shilo Annis, DMD 132 Main St., Bridgton Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 207-647-3628 MountainViewDentistryMaine.com (5/21x) Southern Maine Retirement Services TLC Home Maintenance Co. Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Professional Cleaning and ELECTRICIANS Jones & Matthews, PA REAL ESTATE Life and Senior Dental Insurance Property Management Certified Public Accountants D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons 150 Main St., Bridgton 207-647-2900 Housekeeping and much more Accounting and taxes Chalmers Real Estate Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor (5/21x) 583-4314 Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

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Celebrating Hospital and Nurses Week

On behalf of the leadership of Bridgton Hospital, we wish you a very happy Hospital and Nurses Week. It’s clear to us that no matter what your role, we are all bound by one purpose — to provide high quality, compassionate and safe care for all who enter our facilities.

As we celebrate this week, we want to thank you for who you are and what you do. This year has been challenging to say the least but because of your resilience, dedication and hard work, we have been able to provide the support and care our communities need and have come to expect. Thank you for all that you do to care for our patients, communities and each other.

— Peter Wright, Vice President, Operations, Central Maine Medical Center, and President of Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals and CMH’s Long-Term Care Division, Jill Rollins, Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services, Bridgton Hospital & Amy Dugas, AEMT, CCMA, CSPPM, Director of Regional Practices and Specialty Services, Bridgton Hospital

Bridgton Hospital 10 Hospital Drive | Bridgton, ME 04009 207.647.6000 www.cmhc.org